Discover how to find Alcor and Mizar, a visual binary set that can be seen with the unaided eye in Ursa Major. This pair of stars was once an ancient eye test, but with advanced technology, astronomers have discovered that there is more here than meets the eye.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Alcor and Mizar Visual Binary Star
2:26 Mizar System
3:21 Alcor System
4:27 Venn diagram comparison
5:24 Ursa Major Moving Group
6:21 Practice finding Alcor and Mizar
7:39 Review of Alcor and Mizar
8:20 Thank you!

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