Articles written by Sabrina Dolson & Chloe Stein Sisters High School Students

Sabrina Dolson & Chloe Stein Sisters High School Students|Updated May 1, 2012

May is a great month to view the constellation of Ursa Major. Located near the north celestial pole, this collection of stars is one of only a handful of circumpolar constellations that can be seen from our latitude. A circumpolar constellation never sets and is visible year-round as it rotates counterclockwise around the North Star. The easiest way to find Ursa Major this time of year is to look nearly overhead for its familiar asterism, the Big Dipper. Two stars at the end o... Full story