Northern Ladle

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Northern Ladle

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the Northern Ladle

  1. (astronomy, especially Asia) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.
    Synonyms: Big Dipper, (obsolete Britain) Charles' Wain, (obsolete USA) Drinking Gourd, (obsolete) Northern Waggoner, (Britain) Plough, (obsolete Britain) Wain

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