| For thousands of years, navigators have relied on astronomical features, such as stars and constellations, to orient themselves in the night sky. The Big Dipper is a constellation of seven stars in the northern celestial hemisphere. The two stars that make up the outer edge of the bowl point directly to the North Star, a celestial landmark used by navigators in the northern hemisphere for centuries. The Big Dipper is also known by the names Ursa Major (the Great Bear), the Plow, Charles’s Wain, and the Wagon. In Hinduism, the seven stars in the constellation represent the seven rishis, or holy ancient sages. |
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