Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper’s handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the “Horse and Rider.”
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Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper’s handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the “Horse and Rider.”