Ursa Major & Ursa Minor
The most easily recognizable asterisms in the nightsky is the Big Dipper, Great Bear. Found in the constellation of Ursa Major. The Big Dipper is well-known around the world and goes by many names like: Plough, The Great Wagon, Saptarishi and the Sauce Pan.
Ursa Minor, Little Dipper or Little Bear as its called is also in this picture, all the way at the top you can spot it with Polaris as the last star in its tail.
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Join me in mapping the night sky, find your camera and point it at the stars, take some shots and mark the constellations like i did. Use the tag #StarConstellations that way we can gather all of the 88 star constellations from around the world in one place.
Location: Jæren, Norway
Camera: Nikon P900
No filter have been used
No editing have been made to these photos
Photographer: 
@flatman
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