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NASA Quest > Archives :: |
The Drinking Gourd is the Big Dipper. The old man is Peg Leg Joe. The verse tells slaves to leave in the winter and walk towards the Drinking Gourd.
quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/mlk/gourd2.html
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SPACE.com -- Spacewatch Friday: The Big Dipper: Ancient and Modern |
Spacewatch Friday: The Big Dipper: Ancient and Modern Intrigue ; By Joe Rao; Special to SPACE.com; posted: 07:00 am ET; 21 June 2002;
www.space.com/spacewatch/big_dipper_020621.html
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SPACE.com -- The Big Dipper's Many Identities, 000411 |
In England it is known as the Plow. In Southern France, it has been called the Casserole, or Saucepan. Germanic people refer to it as the Great Wagon, while the Chinese call it the Northern Ladle.
www.space.com/science/astronomy/skywatch_000411.html
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Big Dipper, Alcor and Mizar |
The Big Dipper is one of the most distinctive asterisms in the sky. ... The familiar and easy to spot bowl and handle of the Big Dipper are composed of bright stars that are visible even from the city.
www.astropix.com/HTML/C_SPRING/BIGDIP.HTM
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Did you know the Big Dipper is technically not a constellation? |
Make your own glowing Big Dipper poster, and mark the way to freedom. ... The Big Dipper was used by escaping slaves to point the way northwards to freedom. The slaves traveled along the...
www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/bigdipp...
www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/bigdipper.htm
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Ask an Astronomer for KIDS! - Why is the Big Dipper sometimes upside |
The Big Dipper sometimes appears upside down because, because of Earth's rotation. ... As Earth rotates, the Big Dipper appears to circle around the sky near the North Star, causing it to appear...
coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/bigdipp...
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BIG DIPPER NAVIGATION |
As spring begins the Big Dipper is located high in the northeastern sky at sunset and is easily seen all night long.
www.souledout.org/nightsky/bigdippernavigation/bigdippe...
www.souledout.org/nightsky/bigdippernavigation/bigdippernavigation.html
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Re: Does the big dipper move? |
Hi Heather Does the Big Dipper move? This is an interesting question. On the surface it appears that a simple yes or no would do the trick.
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/oct2000/970648986.As.r.ht...
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/oct2000/970648986.As.r.html
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Big Dipper Connect the Dots Printout - EnchantedLearning.com |
This is a thumbnail of the "Big Dipper Connect the Dots" page. The full-size printout is available only to site members.
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities...
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/dots/bigdipper.shtml
Wilt Chamberlain (7 feet 1 inch [2.16 metres]) played at the University of Kansas before turning professional in the late 1950s and is regarded as the greatest all-around big man ever to play.
www.britannica.com/eb/topic-104957/Wilt-Chamberlain