Write an article based on this "Spot the Big Dipper. Find the North Star. Use the Big Dipper to tell time."

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The Big Dipper is shaped like a bowl and a handle. There are three stars in the Big Dipper's handle organized in a line. There are 4 stars that make up the Big Dipper's bowl (it looks like an irregular square). The entire Big Dipper looks somewhat like a kite, with the string being the handle and the bowl being the kite itself. The last two stars of the Big Dipper's handle are called the pointers. They are called Dubhe and Merak. The brightest star is Alioth, which is the third star on the handle, closest to the bowl. The tip of the Big Dipper's handle is called Alkaid. It is a hot star that means "the leader." It is the third brightest star in Ursa Major and six times bigger than the sun. Mizar is next on the handle after Alkaid. It actually consists of two double stars. Megrez is the star that connects the tail to the base of the bowl. It is the dimmest of the seven stars of the Big Dipper. Phecda is known as the "thigh of the bear." It is located to the South of Megrez and makes up part of the bow. If you can find the North Star, you should be able to find the Big Dipper, and vice versa. The North Star is usually bright. To find it, look into the north sky up about one third of the way from the horizon to the top of the sky (which is called the zenith). The North Star is also called Polaris. The Big Dipper rotates around the North Star through all of the seasons and through the night. The stars of the Big Dipper are as bright as those of the North Star. The North Star is often used for navigation because it points "true north." The North Star is the brightest star in the Little Dipper and the end of its handle. Trace an imaginary line from the North Star downward, and you should be able to find the two stars in the end of the Big Dipper's handle, which are called pointer stars because they point toward the Big Dipper. Polaris is about five stars farther away from the distance between the pointer stars themselves. The Big Dipper is what is called circumpolar. This means it doesn't rise or set like the sun. Instead, it rotates around the north celestial pole. Throughout the night, it rotates around the pole, counter-clockwise, bowl first. It makes a complete revolution around the pole once per sidereal day. A sidereal day is defined as four minutes shorter than the standard 24-hour day. Thus, you can use the Big Dipper's rotations to keep track of time.