What is the best time of year to see the constellation of ursa major and ursa minor in the usa, and why?

It's for a projectWhat is the best time of year to see the constellation of ursa major and ursa minor in the usa, and why?Spring and summer usually. But then again, it depends on what time you view it. You could get up at 3am in december to see it well. Or you could

do a 9pm observing session in april. Your choice. Depending on your latitude Ursa major may be circumpolar (as well as his smaller friend)

The farther north you live, the easier it is to see the Duo. If you live in arizona or florida (and other southern states), its going to be hard to see them in any other time but spring.



Hope this helps What is the best time of year to see the constellation of ursa major and ursa minor in the usa, and why?I'd say May. Ursa Minor kind of goes from Polaris toward the Big Dipper, so when Ursa Major is best positioned, Ursa Minor is too. The Big Dipper is at about 11 hrs right ascension. As I recall, Orion, which is at about 6h right ascension is conveniently visible in the south just after dark around the beginning of January. The Big Dipper follows Orion by five hours of sidereal time. So Ursa Major would be most conveniently visible in the early evening at its high point above the pole star about (11-6)/12 fraction of the year from 1 January, which is about the middle of May. I didn't look on any star atlas maps for this; I'm just going from memory.What is the best time of year to see the constellation of ursa major and ursa minor in the usa, and why?Spring and summer, because that's when Ursa Major is highest in the sky. Ursa Minor is _always_ well placed, because it includes Polaris, the PoleStar.