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summer season.
THE SEVEN STARS IN URSA
MAJOR
Dubhe
Merak
Phecda
Megrez
Alioth
Mizar
Alkaid
Orion
ORION
It is one of the
magnificent
constellation in the
sky .
It has seven bright
stars.
This constellation
is visible durinng
the winter in the
northern
hemisphere .
Four of these appear to be arranged in the
form of a quadrilateral and the other three on
one corner of form a straight line in middle .
The arrangement of the stars in this
distorted letter W or
M.
Other Constellations
DID YOU KNOW ?
Saptarishi has been associated with seven well known
ancient Indian sages or rishis . According to ancient
mythology , the seven sages who formed the
saptarishi , preserve the eternal knowledge of Vedas and
explain it to people in every new age .
The polar star and the ursa major are not completely or