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What you are actually seeing is
the Pleides, a group of young stars astronomers recognize as a mini dipper because
it has a big dipper like pattern . Some say in binoculars it resembles a candy cane shape.

the cluster of seven stars/seven sisters called the Pleides and found in the constellation Taurus.

2006-08-26 18:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by spaceprt 5 · 0 0

Many people describe the Pleiades as a tiny dipper - that's probably what you are seeing. It's what's called an "open cluster" - a group of a few hundred stars that formed together and will eventually dissapate (in a few tens of millions of years). You can see 6 - 8 stars with the unaided eye under dark-sky conditions.

Here's a pretty picture, along with more info:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050103.html

2006-08-26 06:04:55 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 1 0

I do believe that's the Low Fat Dipper!!!! Naw I'm kidding ya I haven't got a clue, but it's late and I'm a little loopy :)

2006-08-25 22:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by Geist 6 · 0 3

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