Archive for the ‘Constellations’ Category
Saturday, February 24th, 2024
For this first installment of "The Constellations" series, I am going take the opportunity to begin with perhaps my favorite of them all, Orion.
Orion is one of most recognizable star patterns in the sky and is often depicted as a male human figure, for example, The Hunter. The Greek mythology ...
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Thursday, January 18th, 2024
"The Constellations", a series on the 88 modern day constellations with details on the major stars & deep sky objects, mythology, and history of these wondrous patterns in the night sky.
updated 2-24-24
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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024
The shortened days of the winter months grant an extra chance to get out under the stars. Even with cold weather forcing star gazers to "rug up", there are at least several objects that appear early enough in the evening such that you don't have to brave the chill for ...
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Friday, February 7th, 2020
This time of year is a great time to reconnect with The Big Dipper in Ursa Major and it's cousin the Little Dipper, in Ursa Minor. Even though Daylight Savings Time is going push dusk well into the evening, you will still be able to follow these great asterisms into ...
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Friday, June 12th, 2015
The night sky is peppered with all kinds of star patterns that have fascinated human kind for untold centuries. These patterns were thought to be gods and creatures of all kinds, kindly (mostly) looking over our affairs here on Earth. For the grander groups of stars, we save the name ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The sky has been painted for centuries with creatures and symbols alike and we can enjoy this history through the mythology of the heavens. Constellations reveal patterns in the sky that have been interpreted by many societies and peoples near and far. The stories of the ancient Greeks are perhaps ...
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