Ursa

for females characters to suffer from low self-esteem, thus developing the blues. In Corregidora, Mutt serves as another example of male dominance over Ursa. He has difficulty dealing with the fact that Ursa sings in a cafe with an audience of majority man. He feels that the woman is exposed and should be at home doing motherly duties. Like Ursa 's ancestors, she is expected to sacrifice her sexual organs to Mutt without question. There is even a story where Ursa’s vagina has visible scars,…

Its span reaches from Polaris in Ursa Minor to Perseus, Auriga and the Lynx within the Milky Way. It is a pretty faint constellation that has three stars with no known planets. The major stars in the Camelopardalis constellation are, Beta Camelopardalis, which is the brightest star and…

The Purpose of this Lab: The purpose of this lab was the help the experimenter gain a better understanding of consolations by helping the experimenter be able to identify the circumpolar constellations, understand the effects of earth’s rotation on viewing consolations, be able to use the Sky Map app, and to describe the characteristics of an astronomy photograph. Description of the Materials: Within this lab, the experimenter uses the Sky Map or SkyView in order help label and identify various…

known as the Nile and Alpheus. Tethys was the mother of many and because of that she was not worshipped seriously. “According to a myth, Hera did not appreciate that Arcas and Callisto were turned into constellations by being turned into Ursa Minor and Ursa Major” (Karas 1). So Hera went to Tethys and asked for some help and Tethys. Tethys banned them from being being able to come to earth or passed the horizon so they were forever doomed to circle the sky (Astma 1). “Tethys was involved in…

Who knew, that our stars string together to form the most unique, odd, and compelling shapes and figures. You, probably have heard of the Big dipper, Little Dipper, Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, and Orion. These are the most well known and popular constellations and asterisms. An asterism is a group of stars that is not a constellation, but is well known by many astronomers. The history of how constellations came to be is amazing. Things including people, the discovery, why they were used, and how…

which all the stars of the northern sky appears to rotate. It also marks the end of the Little Dipper’s handle and the whole constellation (Ursa Minor) is circumpolar, which means it’s always above the horizon in northern latitudes to as far south as the tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude). The Big Dipper is part of the larger constellation, Ursa Major. It ascends in the northeast on spring evenings and descends in the northwest on fall evenings. An old saying, “spring up and fall…

jealousy or Artemis because she betrayed her. Sixteen years later while still a bear, she encounters Arcas. He thought she was a normal bear so he took out his spear but before he could kill her, Zeus placed them amongst the stars as Ursa Major (Great Bear) and Ursa MInor (Little Bear). In the myth of Actaeon, the version of Callimachus, Artemis was taking a bath in the woods when Actaeon stumbled upon her naked body. Artemis then saw him and to take revenge, she forbids him to talk and if he…

Many Greek goddesses and gods were worshipped in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. One in particular caught my attention, Artemis. Artemis is a goddess that is still worshipped today in certain societies, although it is rare. The goddess’ life, myths, and ways to be worshipped are quite different compared to the norms of modern society. Artemis’ life in the beginning was simple. Artemis was born in Delos as the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was born with a twin named Apollo. As Artemis…

think Callisto was a normal bear and to kill her. Zeus then came to the rescue and turned Callisto into the constellation Arctos, The Great Bear, also known as Ursa Major. Hermes saved Arcas from the womb of Callisto and took him to be raised by Maia. Later Arcas joined his mother in the sky as Arctophylax, The Little Bear, also known as Ursa Minor (7.). Even being the goddess of virginity it did not mean that Artemis would not fall in love. Artemis had only one love and that was with the mortal…

Messier 81 also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Due to its proximity to Earth large size and active galactic nucleus] or supermassive black hole), Messier 81 has been studied extensively by professional astronomers. The galaxy's large size and relatively high brightness also make it a popular target for amateur astronomer. Messier 81 was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774.Consequently, the galaxy…