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2023 December 10 - Big Dipper over Pyramid Mountain
In today's image, we see the Big Dipper which is an asterism or grouping of bright stars located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The middle five stars in the dipper all move roughly together in space, but the two on either end are moving in somewhat different directions which will cause the appearance of the dipper to change over many thousands of years. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive…
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