Is one of the stars in the little dipper also in the big dipper?

Question

Me and my boyfriend dont agree... please help!

Answer 1

No, they are 2 different constellations (the little Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Minor and the Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major).
The only thing they have in common (besides the word "dipper" in their names) is that the stars in the Big Dipper point to Polaris, which is the North Star and also one of the stars in the Little Dipper.

Answer 2

One of the stars of the little dipper or Ursa Minor can be used as a location reference to find the big dipper or Ursa Major.

"The constellation Ursa Minor contains the group of stars commonly called the Little Dipper. The handle of the Dipper is the Little Bear's tail and the Dipper's cup is the Bear's flank. The Little Dipper is not a constellation itself, but an asterism, which is a distinctive group of stars. Another famous asterism is the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major.

The most famous star in Ursa Minor is Polaris, the North Star. This is the star that is nearest to the North Celestial Pole. If you stood at the north pole, Polaris would be almost directly overhead. If you can spot Polaris in the sky, you can always tell which way is north. In addition, the angle of Polaris above the horizon tells you your latitude on the Earth. Because of this, Polaris was the most important star for navigating at sea.

To find Polaris, first find the Big Dipper. If you follow the two stars at the end of the cup upwards (out of the cup of the Big Dipper), the next bright star you will run into is Polaris. The distance to Polaris on the sky is about five times the angle between the two stars at the end of the cup of the Big Dipper. Because they are so useful for finding the all-important North Star, these two stars are known as the Pointer Stars. They are also called Dubhe and Merak (Merak is the one at the bottom of the cup).

Because the Earth's axis is precessing (like a spinning top wobbles around), Polaris is only temporarily at the North Pole. In about 14,000 years, Vega will be the North Star and another 14,000 years after that, it will be Polaris again. Precession is caused by the the gravitational attraction of the Sun and the Moon. It only happens because the Earth is not quite spherical. "

Answer 3

You may have been confused by the fact that 2 "pointer" stars in the big dipper point to Polaris, the star at the end of the little dipper.

Answer 4

No. However, the two "pointer" stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper point the way to the North Star (Polaris), which *is* part of the Little Dipper.

Answer 5

The supernova occurred in a distant galaxy, far beyond the stars which we see with the naked eye in Ursa Major. It didn't happen on the 7th star, but rather in a galaxy way in the background between the 6th and 7th star. Since this was millions of light years beyond the Big Dipper stars and the supernova was far too faint to be visible to the naked eye, this will not change the appearance of the Big Dipper to the naked eye, either now or in the future. The sixth star, Mizar, is 78 light years away, The seventh star, Alkaid, is 101 light years away. The supernova is in a galaxy located between these two in our sky, but actually 27 million light years beyond these two stars.

Answer 6

No. Andromeda and Pegasus share a star, but not the big and little dipper.

Answer 7

No. The constellations are completely separate. Draco lies between them.

Answer 8

NO, I teach astronomy.

Answer 9

sorry your boyfriend is right . the answer is no.

Answer 10

no