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When you look up at the stars,
some of the bright stars form
a pattern or star-picture.
You might see the outline of a queen,
a hunter, or a big bear.
Years ago, people gave these star pictures names.
For example, here are
Orion (the hunter) and Cassiopeia (the queen).
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The Big Dipper is a pattern of stars inside of
the constellation named Ursa Major (the Great
Bear).
The North Star is at the end of the Little
Dipper's handle.
The North Star used to help guide people
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traveling at night.
To look at constellations, you need a telescope.
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