Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  Benetnasch (ηUMa)  ·  Part of the constellation Draco (Dra)  ·  Part of the constellation Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Part of the constellation Ursa Minor (UMi)  ·  Phecda (γUMa)  ·  The constellation Canes Venatici (Cvn)  ·  The star Alioth (εUMa)  ·  The star Alkaid  ·  The star Dubhe (αUMa)  ·  The star Kochab (βUMi)  ·  The star Merak (βUMa)  ·  The star Mizar (ζUMa)  ·  The star Phad  ·  The star Pherkad (γUMi)  ·  The star α2CVn  ·  The star ηDra
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Big Dipper in the clouds, Andreas Zeinert
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Big Dipper in the clouds

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Big Dipper in the clouds, Andreas Zeinert
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Big Dipper in the clouds

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As you know constellations slowly change with time as stars move inside the galaxy. Thus in some thousand years the sky will be a bit different. You might take a look at this :

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/the-big-dipper-through-time

When contemplating Big Dipper I sometimes wonder what will be the last picture of it taken by a human being. Think about it.

This picture was taken with a Fuji X T30 at 18 mm 3200 ISO. Exposure of 13s. Slightly cropped.

Good luck to all and clear skies !

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Big Dipper in the clouds, Andreas Zeinert