The Coelum Stellatum Christianum is a star atlas published in 1627 by Julius Schiller, with the collaboration of Johann Bayer. In the treatise, which was published by Andreas Aperger at Augsburg durin
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Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky. As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the
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…located to the north of the ecliptic: No. IAU constellation Coelum Stellatum Christianum (English) Coelum Stellatum Christianum (Latin) Image I Ursa Minor Saint Michael the Archangel, head of the army Sancti Michaelis Archangeli, Principis Militiæ II Ursa Major Barque of Saint Peter the Apostle Naviculæ…
Ursa Minor as depicted in The Book of Fixed Stars, ca. 1009-1010. Unlike in western representations, the bear is drawn with its tail drooping down.
The constellation Ursa Minor showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
The constellation Ursa Minor as it can be seen by the naked eye (with connections and label added). Notice the seven stars of Ursa Major that form the Big Dipper and then make a line from the outermost Big Dipper stars (sometimes called the "pointers") to Polaris.
Ursa Minor and Ursa Major in relation to Polaris