Ursa Major neck, rearwards to the shoulder, potentially giving it the longer head and neck of a polar bear. Ursa Major is also pictured as the Starry Plough, the Irish flag of Labour, adopted by James Connolly's Irish Citizen Army in 1916, which shows the constellation on a blue background; on the state flag of Alaska; and on the House of Bernadotte's variation of the coat of arms of Sweden. The seven stars on a red background of the flag of the Community of Madrid, Spain, may be the stars of the Plough asterism (or of Ursa Minor). The same can be
Ursa (Finland) include advancing amateur astronomy and astronomical education. They have also published a magazine "Tähdet ja avaruus" since 1971. Anyone can join Ursa for an annual fee. The organization has thirteen sections specialized in different aspects of amateur astronomy (and meteorology): In addition, Ursa has two loosely organized hobby groups: Ursa (Finland) Ursa Astronomical Association () is the largest astronomical association in Finland. Ursa was founded on 2 November 1921. Founding members include a renowned Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä. In 1926 Ursa established the Ursa Observatory in Kaivopuisto district of Helsinki. In 2007 the Tähtikallio Observatory & Education Center was established