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The Big Dipper lies low in the north, just above some clouds on the horizon, at the Black Forest Star Party. The Big Dipper, also known as the "Plough" and the "Drinking Gourd", is an asterism that is part of the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. It is a circumpolar constellation, which means it is always above the horizon for observers in most of the United States as it circles around Polaris and the north celestial pole. The pointer stars in the end of the bowl of the Big Dipper point to Polaris and true north. Exposure Data
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