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    The Big Dipper is circumpolar in most of the northern hemisphere. This means that it never falls below the horizon and is visible throughout the year. As a result of the Earth’s rotation, the asterism appears to rotate slowly counterclockwise around the north celestial pole.
    The Big Dipper’s orientation also changes as it rotates counterclockwise around the north celestial pole from season to season. In the spring it appears high in the sky upside down, in summer it appears to be hanging by the handle, in autumn it appears close to the horizon right side up, in winter it appears to be hanging by the bowl.
     
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