Ursa Major: Cosmic Background

Join Jordan and Kit as they enter Into the Wild and discuss the astronomy of the constellation Ursa Major!

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:02 Background

01:53 First Impression and Where to Find Ursa Major

04:49 Brightest Star

08:23 Bayer's Variable Star

12:20 Gold Star

18:03 Outro

Keywords/Topics Covered: Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Astronomy, Ptolemy, Johann Bayer, Bayer designation, Fritz Zwicky, I Zwicky 18, Chemically Peculiar Stars, Hubble Deep Field, Hubble Space Telescope