Ursa Major – The Great Bear
(or the Big Dipper, the Plough, the Wain) and
Canes Venatici – The Hunting Dogs
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Objects visible in this photo:

The eight named stars in Ursa Major, including Mizar & Alcor – the famous pair in the "handle" of the Dipper.

M 40, the double star that mysteriously appears in Messier's list.

Galaxies M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy), M 94, M106, M108, and M109. At this scale, these galaxies look exactly like faint stars.

The two named stars in Canes Venatici. Cor Caroli ("Charles' Heart") was named by Edmund Halley in honor of Charles I, King of England.

Location: Troy, New Hampshire
Camera: Olympus OM2n
Lens: 50mm f/1.8 lens at f/2.8
Film: Fujicolor Super G Plus 800
Exposure: 3 minutes, tracked with motor-driven barn door camera mount.

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