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Originally Posted by skysurfer
The 'official' name is Ursa Major, but in the US they call it 'Big Dipper', in the UK 'Plough' . I am curious what other Anglo Saxon countries call UMa.
Despite common misconception that UMa is a 'northern hemisphere only' constellation, in most parts of Australia the Ursa Major is visible from March till June in the evening low in the north.
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Sorry, but American's call Ursa Major... Ursa Major. We call the Asterism that make up the back of the Bear the "Big Dipper"...
Standard Disclosure: I'm American
I was at Uluru during Easter 2010 and saw the Big Dipper on the horizon. The local "Astronomer" who gives a talk at the "
Sounds of Silence" dinner
wasn't even aware you could see it from Australia (in fact, he denied it was possible even after I pointed it out to him).
OIC!