Grote Beer
Helderste ster: Alioth
De Grote Beer herbergt de beroemdste stervorm: de Steelpan, een asterisme van 7 heldere sterren.
Wanneer te zien
Circumpolair op het noordelijk halfrond, het hele jaar zichtbaar.
Mythologie
Callisto, a nymph loved by Zeus, was turned into a bear by a jealous Hera. To protect her, Zeus placed her among the stars. The two stars at the end of the Dipper (Dubhe and Merak) point to Polaris — a navigation aid used for millennia.
Cadeau-idee
Ursa Major is recognizable by everyone — a universal gift that reassures and inspires. Especially meaningful for those born in the Northern Hemisphere, where the constellation is visible every night of the year.