The Plough

Recommend to be first recognisable pattern in your night sky – The Plough

• Ursa Major is visible all year round from the UK.
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• To find Ursa Major, do a naked-eye search for the Plough in the northern sky.
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• You can see the bright stars of Ursa Major with the unaided eye – the less light pollution there is, the more stars you will see.
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• There are seven brightest stars in the Big Dipper (see image above);
  – Alkaid
  – Mizar & Alcor
  – Alioth
  – Megrez
  – Phecda
  – Merak
  – Dubhe
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• The Plough is also known in the UK.
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• The Plough is also known in the US or Canada as The Big Dipper.
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• The Plough is also known in France as The Saucepan.
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