Which direction is the Big Dipper in January?

In January, the Big Dipper is in the north. Take the starry sky seen at eight or nine o'clock in the middle of June+10/October in 5438 as an example. The handle of the bucket points north. Every year from 65438+February to February of the following year is winter. Although the weather is cold in winter, the bright stars in the night sky in winter are superior to the other three seasons, which is particularly magnificent.

By observing the direction pointed by the bucket handle of the Big Dipper, we can judge that it is spring, summer, autumn and winter. In autumn, the Big Dipper has turned the horizon. At this time, if you want to find the North Star, you must find the five-star fairy constellation opposite the Big Dipper.

The orientation of the Big Dipper.

The Big Dipper is a part of Ursa major. Graphically, the Big Dipper is located at the tail of Ursa Major. Six of these seven stars are secondary stars, and 1 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. There is a star identification song. Star recognition first comes from Beidou, and then starts from north to west.

Beginners can look for other constellations in turn from the Big Dipper. The seven stars of Ursa Major are arranged in the shape of a spoon. The ancients attached great importance to Beidou because it can be used to identify the direction and set the season.

Shu Tian, Tian Xuan, Celestial Pole and Tianquan are the four stars that make up the Big Dipper. The handle-shaped Samsung is Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang respectively. The star in the center of the handle is called Kaiyang, and there is a fourth-order companion star at a distance of 1 1. The names auxiliary star, Kaiyang star and auxiliary star form an optical binary star, which can be recognized by naked eyes. Kaiyang and auxiliary stars are also physical binaries visible to the naked eye all day.