Which side is the Big Dipper? Where is the Big Dipper?

1, the Big Dipper is in the northern sky, opposite Cassiopeia by the Polaris.

2. The ancients in China judged the seasons according to the direction of dusk as bucket handle: bucket handle refers to the east, and the world is spring; Guide to barrel handle, it's summer in the world; Bucket handle refers to the west, and the world is autumn; The barrel handle refers to the north, and it is winter all over the world.

The Big Dipper is a part of Ursa Major. Graphically, the Big Dipper is located at the back and tail of Ursa Major. Of these seven stars, six are secondary stars and one is tertiary. Through the connection of the two stars in the mouth of the bucket, it extends about 5 times in the direction of the mouth of the bucket and finds the Polaris.

4. The Big Dipper is named α, β, γ, δ, ε, ζ and η from the top to the end of bucket handle. In ancient China, they were called Shu Tian, Tian Xuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang respectively. A straight line from Tian Xuan runs through Shu Tian, which is about five times as long as it. You can see a star as bright as the Big Dipper, which is the North Star.