With an apparent magnitude of 1.79, Dubhe (Alpha [α] Ursae Majoris) is the second-brightest star in Ursa Major and the 33rd brightest star in the night sky. It is a spectroscopic binary and lies ...

This star is called Delta Ursae Majoris, or Megrez. Next, locate the first star in the handle after Megrez. This is Epsilon Ursae Majoris, or Alioth. All seven stars that make up the pattern are ...

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 112, No. 771 (May 2000), pp. 632-641 (10 pages) ABSTRACT The 1973–1999 V‐band light curve from AAVSO visual estimates and RoboScope CCD ...