Big Dipper: Understanding the Stars in Ursa Major

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The Big Dipper is not a constellation, it is an asterism, which is a pattern of stars within a constellation. The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear).

The Big Dipper itself is formed by seven stars.

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