What is the more popular name of constellation Ursa Major(the grreater Bear)?

The big dipper isn't actually Ursa Major, it's just part of it. It's what's called an Asterism. From the wikipedia article that I linked at the bottom:





"In astronomy, an asterism is a pattern of stars seen in Earth's sky which is not an official constellation. Like constellations, they are composed of stars which, while they are in the same general direction, are not physically related, often being at significantly different distances from Earth. An asterism may be composed of stars from one or more constellations. Their mostly simple shapes and few stars make these patterns easy to identify and thus particularly useful to those just learning to orient themselves when viewing the night sky."





Edit: That means that the popular name for Ursa Major is "The Great Bear". Ursa Minor, however, is better known as "The Little Dipper"

What is the more popular name of constellation Ursa Major(the grreater Bear)?
Big Dipper
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Reply:Actually The Big Dipper isn't the more popular name of the constellation Ursa Major. The Big Dipper is an asterism which is a smaller picture within a constellation. There is not a more popular name for the constellation Ursa Major. Most people just see The Big Dipper when observing Ursa Major so they do not realize that there is more to it.
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Reply:U B talkin bout the BIG DIPPER
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Reply:The Big Dipper it is..
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Reply:In the UK, it is known as The Plough.