Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky. We explore this well-known constellation in more detail here.

The stars of the Ursa Major constellation can be used to find its smaller sibling, Ursa Minor. . | Credit: Made in Canva by ...

June presents a perfect opportunity to spot the three biggest constellations in the sky — Hydra, Virgo and Ursa Major — but you may have to look beyond standard star charts to find the Big Three.

The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form this well-known asterism which is known as the Big Dipper. Photograph by Jamie Cooper.

This image shows the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. The seven brightest stars (at upper left) are the Big Dipper. Credit: Tony Hallas ...

From around +42 degrees north latitude, where I live in northeastern Pennsylvania, the Big Dipper is almost straight up at this time. The rest of the Big Bear constellation does span the zenith ...

If you've wondered where the Great Bear's been hiding, he's back! By 8 p.m. in mid-February, the Big Dipper asterism and constellation Ursa Major are back in view in the northeastern sky.

The constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (Mike Lynch) After evening twilight this time of year, the Big Dipper is perched upside down in the high northern sky.

From around +42 degrees north latitude, where I live in northeastern Pennsylvania, the Big Dipper is almost straight up at this time. The rest of the Big Bear constellation does span the zenith ...

By 8 p.m. in mid-February, the Big Dipper asterism and constellation Ursa Major are back in view in the northeastern sky. To find the North Star (Polaris), shoot a line through the two stars at ...

The next clear night you might be able to see how far up one very big bear- Ursa Major the Big Bear- can reach! The brightest stars of the Big Bear constellation are among the most recognized in ...