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  2. Comet E3 to make closest approach to Earth tonight - AOL

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    Comet E3 will be found between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper in the final nights of January leading up to its closest encounter with the Earth on Feb. 1.

  3. Green comet 2023 – live: How to see E3 in sky tonight before ...

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    – Look for the Little Dipper constellation. This will help you locate the North Star, also known as Polaris, at the end of the handle. – Above the North Star, you will find the constellation ...

  4. Ursa Minor - Wikipedia

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    Ursa Minor (Latin for 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky.As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.

  5. Last meteor shower of the year peaks just before Christmas - AOL

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    Dec. 21 not only marks the start of winter, but the peak of the last meteor shower of the year. If you’re eager to bundle up and see the show, the Ursid meteor shower peaks on the night of Dec ...

  6. Big Dipper - Wikipedia

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    The Big Dipper seen from Fujian. The constellation of Ursa Major (Latin: Greater Bear) has been seen as a bear, a wagon, or a ladle.The "bear" tradition is Indo-European (appearing in Greek, as well as in Vedic India), [7] but apparently the name "bear" has parallels in Siberian or North American traditions.

  7. Beta Ursae Minoris - Wikipedia

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    Kochab / ˈ k oʊ k æ b /, Bayer designation Beta Ursae Minoris (β Ursae Minoris, abbreviated β UMi, Beta UMi), [10] [11] is the brightest star in the bowl of the Little Dipper asterism (which is part of the constellation of Ursa Minor), and only slightly fainter than Polaris, the northern pole star and brightest star in Ursa Minor.

  8. Skystone - Wikipedia

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    The holes point in the direction of Polaris, Sirius, the Little Dipper, and Orion. The stone may have also been used to predict lunar standstills. [ 4 ] Some of the holes align with the sun's position on the solstices, [ 2 ] which may have allowed Native Americans to predict the changing of seasons. [ 4 ]

  9. NFL playoff schedule: Dates, times, TV info for wild-card ...

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    The NFL playoff schedule is about to be set, with the wild-card dates and times for every matchup to be revealed during Week 18.