Astronomy Unit 2 Flashcards

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Ursa Major

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Greater bear, big dipper asterism that pours into the little dipper.

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Ursa Minor

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Lesser bear, little dipper asterism that pours into the big dipper, Polaris (north star) is the last star in the handle.

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Draco

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Dragon, located between the dippers and wraps around the little dipper.

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Bootes

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Plowman, question mark asterism, located off the handle of the big dipper.

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Cepheus

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King, house asterism, located past Polaris, in line with the edge of the big dipper’s cup.

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Cassiopeia

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Queen, 3 or W asterism, located next to the house asterism, in front of the Milky Way.

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Andromeda

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Princess, curved V asterism, the two arrows that make up the W asterism point towards it.

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Perseus

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Hero the slew Medusa, located next to the opening of the curved V asterism.

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Pegasus

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Flying horse, great square asterism, connected to the pointed end of the curved V asterism.

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Hercules

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Hero the completed 12 labors, keystone asterism, located near the head of Draco and the question mark asterism.