Question 10

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

Answer

(a) In Ursa major, for stars are present in the bowl and the three stars in the handle. It appears like a big dipper.

Ursa Major

(b) Orion: It appears like a hunter. In this, five stars are arranged in a form of quadrilateral and three stars appears in the belt.

Orion

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