about a third of the way on a journey between Polaris and Dubhe, the top star in the Big Dipper’s bowl. This how you find it. Identify the Big Dipper—seven bright stars—Alkaid (at the tip of ...

While the Big Dipper is visible year round from many places ... it's one of the "pointer stars" that skygazers use to locate Polaris, the North Star. Shining at magnitude 2.37, 79.7 light-years ...

HIT THE DARKNESS ANYTIME (BUT WE ARE USING 9PM HERE) AND LOOK FOR THE BIG DIPPER ... STARS ON THE END OF THE DIPPER MERAK AND DUBHE YOU CAN MAKE AN ARROW RIGHT TO POLARIS, THE NORTH STAR!