STARS PRESENTATION

David

David

Polaris and Little Bear

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David

Polaris is the brightest star you can see at night. It indicates the north, the ancient people used this star to know were to go.

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The name of the constallation of Polaris is the Little Bear.

Polaris

Polaris

You can see it with a telescope but with naked eye too. You can see this star the whole year. It's visible in the North hemisphere, by looking at the North.

·It is 46 times larger than the Sun. ·The ditance from the Earth to the star is about 431 light years. ·The real name of Polaris is Lorna Dane.

Polaris

Little Bear

The name of the constellation is Ursa Minor. The pattern is like a trolley. Yildun, Polaris, Urodelus, Alifa Al Farkadain, Anward Al Farkadain, Pherkad, Kochab.

Little Bear

The Little Bear is visible with the naked eye but with a telescope it's more beautiful and visible. This constellation is visible the whole year, but it's more highlighted in the winter mornings and in the spring nights. You can see it if you are in the North hemisphere, by the Polaris star.

There is a legend that says that Arcas(Ursa Minor) and Calisto(Ursa Major) were tranformed in bears and became a constelation by Zeus, because Zeus wanted to protect them from his jealous wife, Hera.

Little Bear

The Little Bear was discovered by Claudio Ptolomeo in the II century.

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