Question

Draw sketches to show the relative positions of prominent stars in (a) Ursa Major (b) Orion ​

Answer 1

Answer: (a) Ursa Major appears like a big dipper. There are three bright stars in the handle and four stars in the bowl of the dipper.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) Orion seems to be like a hunter. The three bright stars appear in the belt, while five bright stars are arranged in the form of a quadrilateral.

b) Ursa Major seems to be like a big dipper. There are four stars in the bowl of the dipper and three bright stars in the handle