Stars have a prominent place both on our flag and in our daily life. We have entered the season when dark skies dominate. As November begins, we have nearly eight ...

Seven stars form the Big Dipper, part of the Ursa Major constellation. The large eighth star in the upper-right corner represents the North Star. ... "Alaska's Flag," the official state song, ...

These stars belong to the Ursa Major moving group (named after the constellation containing the Big Dipper asterism). Moving groups are an intermediate stage between star clusters, where most ...

Seven stars form the Big Dipper, part of the Ursa Major constellation. The large eighth star in the upper ... as a boy when people would come to see the ‘famous’ designer of the Alaska flag, ...