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How do you know where the Big Dipper starts

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Answer: If you live at temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, simply look northward and chances are that you'll see the Big Dipper in your nighttime sky. It looks just like its namesake. Once you've found the Big Dipper, it's only a hop, skip and jump to Polaris and the Little Dipper.

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NORTH STAR AND THE LITTLE DIPPER

Finding the Big Dipper in the night sky is the easiest way to find Polaris, the North Star, located in the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. The Big Dipper rotates around the north celestial pole, and always points the way to the North Star

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