If one follows a line through the "pointer stars" (the two stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper farthest from the handle) away from the open end of the dipper, the first moderately bright star the observer comes to is
A) Polaris, the North Star.
B) Spica, in Virgo.
C) Arcturus, in Bootes.
D) Vega, in Lyra.

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Following a line through the pointer stars of the Big Dipper directly leads to Polaris, the North Star, which is a key navigation star located nearly at the north celestial pole.

If One Follows a Line Through the "Pointer Stars" (The