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[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A dipper is like a large ladle and is used more for transferring a large amount of liquid rather than serving. Oftentimes, the end will be more squared off with a flat bottom.

To me, these two constellations look very much like dippers and it's difficult to see them as bears.

[–] twinnie 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m from the UK, we call it The Plough.

[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That makes sense. I can definitely see that. Do you have a different name for Ursa Minor? We call it the Little Dipper here, but I'm assuming that's not the case on your side of the pond.