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Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints. ... 1 Down: There are seven in the Big Dipper — STARS 2 Down: Freak out — PANIC 3 Down: ...
Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints 1 Across: Punxsutawney ____, Groundhog Day character — HINT: It starts with the letter "P"
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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.
The state flag of Alaska displays eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and Polaris, on a dark blue field. The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, which symbolizes a bear, indigenous to Alaska. As depicted on the flag, its stars can be used as a guide by the novice to locate Polaris and determine true north.
[9] [10] Despite being designated "ε" , it is the brightest star in the constellation and at magnitude 1.77 is the thirty-third brightest star in the sky. It is the star in the tail of the bear closest to its body, and thus the star in the handle of the Big Dipper (or Plough) closest to the bowl.
The New York Times. ... Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints. 1 Across: ... 1 Down: Big name in cards — VISA 2 Down: ...
Alcor (/ ˈ æ l k ɔːr /) [8] is a binary star system in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is the fainter companion of Mizar, the two stars forming a naked eye double in the handle of the Big Dipper (or Plough) asterism in Ursa Major. The two lie about 83 light-years away from the Sun, as measured by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite.