The following sky notes describe what may be seen in the night sky, soon after sunset at the beginning of May, for an observer situated in the UK.
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High overhead as darkness falls is the distinctive shape of the Plough, part of the constellation of Ursa Major (the “Great Bear”). Extend a line through the front two stars (the pointers) to locate Polaris the Pole Star.
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