1 00:00:02,068 --> 00:00:03,703 Howdy star partners, I m Trace and 2 00:00:03,803 --> 00:00:08,541 I reckon you probably know how to find the Big Dipper, but wait WHERE D IT GO!? 3 00:00:08,641 --> 00:00:10,410 There it is! 4 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:13,813 If you re hunting for the Big Dipper during late autumn evenings, it s sometimes blocked 5 00:00:13,913 --> 00:00:19,252 by buildings, trees, or even the curve of our planet that is totally normal this time of year. 6 00:00:19,352 --> 00:00:23,823 The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major - the Great Bear. 7 00:00:23,923 --> 00:00:28,228 Incredibly, the Iroquios people of the Great Lakes and all points east -- also saw a bear! 8 00:00:28,328 --> 00:00:33,099 But instead of the dipper as part of a greater bear they saw three hunters chasing a bear! 9 00:00:33,199 --> 00:00:36,069 Each hunter has a tool: and if you squint at the second star in 10 00:00:36,169 --> 00:00:40,040 the Dipper s handle - Mizar - you can see the pot Alcor above it! 11 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:46,613 The Iroquois tale says the leaves change to red when the hunters catch the bear below the horizon! 12 00:00:46,713 --> 00:00:50,713 So if you re HUNTING for the Dipper, now you ll know where it s gone! Keep lookin up!