If one follows the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper away from the dipper, the first moderately bright star one 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 the arc of the Big Dipper's handle away from the dipper leads to Arcturus, the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. This method is often summarized by the phrase "arc to Arcturus."

If One Follows the Arc of the Handle of the Big