#  Big Dipper Galaxy Pointing System 

 



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Learn to use the Big Dipper to find galaxies in the night sky.

Mary, an experienced planetarium show writer, gives a primer on how to find several beautiful galaxies that you can look at with binoculars or a backyard telescope, and she shows you where the famous Hubble Deep Field is located.

#### Credits

Mary Becker



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

The full version of this tour can be downloaded here (by right-clicking) and viewed in the desktop version of WorldWide Telescope.



 

 

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- [ Tour ](/wwt1/tours)
- [ Objects in the Sky ](/tour-content-area/objects-sky)
- [ Galaxies ](/tour-content-area/galaxies)
- [ Astrophysical Concepts ](/tour-content-area/astrophysical-concepts)
- [ Electromagnetic Radiation ](/tour-content-area/electromagnetic-radiation)
- [ Scales in the Universe ](/tour-content-area/scales-universe)
- [ Popular Interests ](/tour-content-area/popular-interests)
- [ Beauty in the Night Sky ](/tour-content-area/beauty-night-sky)
- [ Astronomy Basics ](/tour-content-area/astronomy-basics)
- [ Night Sky Observing ](/tour-content-area/night-sky-observing)
- [ Constellations ](/tour-content-area/constellations)
- [ Finding Objects in the Sky ](/tour-content-area/finding-objects-sky)
- [ Telescopes and Technology ](/tour-content-area/telescopes-and-technology)
- [ Suggested Audience ](/tour-content-area/suggested-audience)
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