The constellations help ... Ursa Major was to Ursa Minor (the Little Bear). Start by drawing an imaginary line between the two outer stars in the Big Dipper's "Bowl" (known as The Pointers ...

The mighty constellation Orion is surrounded by a ... The North Star lies at the end of the handle of the much dimmer Little Dipper, more formally known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.

To find it, follow the curve of the Little Dipper's handle to its bowl ... just over the border in Ursa Minor's neighboring constellation, Draco. While the ancient Egyptian civilization flourished ...

Constellations are officially recognised ... This looks like a smaller version of the Plough and is sometimes known as the Little Dipper. It is visible all year round in the UK.