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How to see a celestial 'gazelle' cross the night sky close to the Big Dipper this week

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The Three Leaps of the Gazelle asterism is a set of three stellar pairings hanging below the Great Bear's most famous feature: the seven stars of the Big Dipper.

The three star pairings represent the glowing tracks made by a celestial gazelle that was spooked when the lion of the Leo constellation swished its tail, causing it to flee to safety.

The stars are not particularly bright at magnitudes between +3 and +4, so to spot them with the naked eye we'd recommend seeking out a dark sky.

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