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Originally Posted by carlos_dfc  Nope - sadly not the Big or Little Dipper....
The 'bowl' of the Big Dipper is a trapezoidal shape, whereas the bowl of the Little Dipper is more rectangular.
The 'bowl' in your pic, is trapezoidal - however the Big Dipper's 'handle' has a bend in it, halfway along - the handle of yours curves away, more like the handle of the Little Dipper - It actally curves too much, even for the little dipper.
Also - Both Dippers are pretty-much due North all the time - Not East
Last night at about 10 - the extent of the Big Dipper was spread across the lower/middle area of the sky to the North - The little dipper would have been hanging almost vertically, bowl at the bottom, with the handle curving away upwards and to the right.
How high up were you pointing the camera (low - middle - high ?)
And were you using any 'zoom' at all?
(an estimate of the picture's scale may help with ID) |
I'm afraid to say but this is the little dipper... and as was mentioned in the post made by me which followed the post in which i mention it pointing east, the camera might have been upside down or even at a funny angle.
Take a look at chart linked by Loripo -
