Asterisms · 2 stars across Ursa Major
Asterism
Northern Pointers
The Northern Pointers: two stars at the end of the Big Dipper’s bowl that point to Polaris — and have done for every navigator in the north.
- Stars
- Dubhe, Merak
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Spans
- about 5° of sky
- Highest at midnight
- early March
Look for
Measure the gap between Merak and Dubhe, and go about five times as far again.
Look for
Not to be confused with the Southern Pointers in Centaurus, which lead to the Southern Cross instead.