Labels:text | screenshot | map | font OCR: KEY CONSTELLATIONS SOME OF THE 88 constellations are better known than others, with patterns that are instantly recognizable. These act as markers to help astronomers find their way around the night sky. The best example of this is Orion, one of the brightest constellations in the sky. Another is Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Ursa Major contains seven bright stars together known as the Big Dipper, or Plough, which have long acted as useful guides in navigation as well as astronomy. Rigel Handle of the ORION Big Dipper Orion's "belt" of three bright stars, and Rigel in his right URSA MAJOR foot, make him easy to spot. The stars in the Bear's back and tail form a shape known as the Big Dipper. THE POLE STAR THE SOUTHERN AND THE BEARS CROSS
