Ursa Major

[us.2u]

I have noticed one of the seven stars over the ladst 4 or 5 tears has really dimmed prior to this I don't recall it being so dim is there an explanation for this? or has it always been so; & only recently I've noticed.

[[Tycho?]]

Its probably you.

[Sidewinder]

maybe light pollution has affected the sky. are you sure it's only one of them?

[fairychild]

some of them are double (and more) star systems. so these variantions are normal

[us.2u]

Yes it's only one of them if you look at the plough & Imagine it as a saucepan with a bent handle as I did when I was little; the top of the saucepan which would be the star on the left is only just visible I feel sure when I was little the luminosity of all the stars of the plough were fairly equal...It's probably of little interest or consequence to most but I was just curious & wondered if any else had noticed this too...