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[[URSALA MAJOR "The Big Dip"]] [16-22 / 60º-90º] is one of the constellations in the "[[One Size Fits All]]" (1975) "universe"; it has the following stars: "[[Musak]]", "[[Dublin]]", "[[Alioto]]", "[[Applecor]]", and "[[Alcaselzer]]".
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Comment on the sleeve of the "[[One Size Fits All]]" album: A line from Musak and Dublin, the two main stars in Ursala Major ("The Big Dip") points directly to Crux Verbatim or "The Western Cross".
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Reference to the constellation Ursa Major, that contains the group of stars commonly called the "Big Dipper". The handle of the Dipper is the Great Bear's tail and the Dipper's cup is the Bear's flank. The Big Dipper is not a constellation itself, but an asterism, which is a distinctive group of stars. Another famous asterism is the "Little Dipper" in the constellation Ursa Minor.
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Latest revision as of 04:47, 16 November 2008

URSALA MAJOR "The Big Dip" [16-22 / 60º-90º] is one of the constellations in the "One Size Fits All" (1975) "universe"; it has the following stars: "Musak", "Dublin", "Alioto", "Applecor", and "Alcaselzer".

Comment on the sleeve of the "One Size Fits All" album: A line from Musak and Dublin, the two main stars in Ursala Major ("The Big Dip") points directly to Crux Verbatim or "The Western Cross".

Reference to the constellation Ursa Major, that contains the group of stars commonly called the "Big Dipper". The handle of the Dipper is the Great Bear's tail and the Dipper's cup is the Bear's flank. The Big Dipper is not a constellation itself, but an asterism, which is a distinctive group of stars. Another famous asterism is the "Little Dipper" in the constellation Ursa Minor.