Inside the Ursa Major moving group
Astronomers have found nearly 60 stars that appear to be members of the nearest moving group to Earth.
Published:
January 24, 2005
| In 1869, British astronomer Richard Proctor discovered moving groups, saying: "I find that in parts of the heavens the stars exhibit a well-marked tendency to drift in a definite direction," he said. One of Proctor's prime examples consisted of the five central stars of the Big Dipper: Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, and Mizar. |
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