Ursa — may refer to:*Ursa Major, Great Bear constellation *Ursa Minor, Small Bear constellation *Ursa, Illinois, a village in the United States *Ursa (comics), a fictional villain in Superman media *Ursa (Finland), a Finnish astronomical association… … Wikipedia
Arctic — For the ships, see MV Arctic, SS Arctic, USS Arctic. For other uses, see Arctic (disambiguation) Location of the Arctic … Wikipedia
Bear — Ursine redirects here. For the village, see Ursine, Nevada. For other uses, see Bear (disambiguation). Bears Temporal range: 38–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Subhelic arc — A subhelic arc is a rare halo, formed by internal reflection through ice crystals, that curves upwards from the horizon and touches the tricker arc above the anthelic point. Subhelic arcs are a result of ray entrance and exit through prism end… … Wikipedia
Kevola Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Kevola Observatory background = caption = organization = Turun Ursa ry|code = 64 location = Kevola, Paimio, Finland coords = altitude = weather = established = 1963 closed = website = telescope1 name = unnamed… … Wikipedia
Kern arc — The Kern arc is the extremely rare atmospheric optical phenomenon related to the circumzenithal arc. It is a complete and faint circle around the zenith. The circle extends a partial circle of the circumzenithal arc.The Kern arc is named after H … Wikipedia
Big Dipper — This article is about the asterism. For other uses, see Big Dipper (disambiguation). Big Dipper map The Plough, also known as the Big Dipper or the Saptarishi (after the seven rishis), is an asterism of seven stars that has been recognized as a… … Wikipedia
List of learned societies — This is a partial list of learned societies, grouped by country.International*Association of Ancient Historians, 1969 *Australasian Experimental Psychology Society *Australasian Law Teachers Association *Australian and New Zealand Law and History … Wikipedia
Meanings of minor planet names: 1501–2000 — This is a list of the sources of minor planet names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel s Dictionary of Minor Planet Names or Paul Herget s The Names of the Minor Planets… … Wikipedia
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
