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This week too, the starry sky master will bring you starry sky knowledge that you'll want to talk about tomorrow.

This time, we will look at the spring constellation, which is a parent-child constellation of Ursa Major and shines in the northern night sky all year round."Ursa Minor"is about.

 

[Ursa Minor]

●The North Star, your guide in the night sky

The Little Bear is a constellation that can be seen in any season, but it is known as a spring constellation because it reaches a high altitude in the sky and can be easily seen in the spring.

The key to finding Ursa Minor is to"Polaris"The North Star hardly changes its position throughout the year. The North Star has been used as a landmark to find directions and positions since ancient times, but it can also be used to find constellations that shine in the night sky.An important guideに な っ て い ま す.

The North Star can be found in the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major.

If you connect the two stars at the tip of the Hokutoshichisei, and move in the direction of the connection, the star that is about five times as far away will be the star that is about five times as far away.PolarisThe North Star is at the end of the tail of the Little Bear, and from here, the stars line up facing the Big Bear, and the whole of the Little Bear looks like a small dipper.

 

Sad Parent and Child Constellations

According to Greek mythology, the Little Bear is the"Ursa Major"He is said to be Arcas, the son of Callisto, who became

Callisto was a beautiful woman who served Artemis, the goddess of the moon. When Zeus saw her from heaven, he disguised himself as Artemis and approached Callisto. He took her for himself and gave birth to a beautiful boy.

However, Zeus' wife Hera hated Callisto for giving birth to Zeus' child, and turned her into a giant bear. A dozen years passed, and Callisto's son Arcas became a skilled hunter. One day, Arcas went into the forest and encountered a large bear. Not knowing that the bear was his mother, Arcas drove his spear into the bear, thinking it was a large prey. Just as the spear was about to be driven into the bear, the great god Zeus transformed Arcas into a bear as well, raised him up into the sky, and made him into a constellation. This is how the constellations were created.Ursa MajorwithUrsa Minor.

 

In spring, when the beautiful Ursa Minor shines brilliantly, why not gaze at the night sky at Grand Chariot Big Dipper 135° while thinking about the mythology of the constellation? We look forward to seeing you there.

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