Talk:Ursa Major

Photograph for article


I tried to integrate this photograph into the article but it caused trouble with the text around the ursamajor-guide image. I hope someone in the future can find a way to integrate this into the article with out it causing damage to the article. Triddle 23:46, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Ok, nice photo. How's it look now? I put it in the notes field of the infobox. If it could be cropped on the right, it would make the fainter stars look better. -Wikibob | Talk 00:18, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Nice! Thanks =) I cropped the photo to just Ursa Major now and it sure looks better. Triddle 04:16, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Pronunciation
Is the given IPA pronunciation British? I ask because it doesn't have any R sound in it.
 * I had assumed that it would be Oor-sah My-or. If you're going to speak Latin, well, speak Latin! WHPratt (talk) 16:36, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Mythology - Javanese
Mythology section, listing Javanese name as Bintang Kartika, further mentions Sanskrit origin krittika कृत्तीका. Can someone verify this. In Indian astronomy, Saptarshi (Ursa Major) and Krittika Kṛttikā (Pleiades) are two different constellations.

The history section
What should qualify to be included in this section by virtue of mentioning the constellation? I'm removing the reference by a 2009 rock band album that seems wildly out of place; in general I feel that the significance of a mention is heavily determined by its age. Otrebus (talk) 20:29, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

"84 Ursae Majoris" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect 84 Ursae Majoris and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. PopePompus (talk) 21:31, 7 January 2023 (UTC)