I always see triangles
I always see triangles in the sky, I don't really know why. I can recognize a triangle by the difference in the three angles and they always seem to jump out at me. When stargazing, I start with a known constellation, then I jump from triangle to triangle to find the constellation I am looking for. I'm not always looking for three bright stars either, sometimes its three that are of the same magnitude (brightness) in a group of brighter stars. For example, Centaurs neck has a triangle of three dim stars in it. Centaur is a very complex constellation. At the astronomy meetings, they sometimes ask me where a certian constellation is. It makes me feel good. They are all much better astronomers than I, with telescopes and knowledge. I just can find the constellations. (I always look at a map before I go, to be familiar in advance)
Sometimes I look up an don't recognize a thing.
I picked a star as my favorite when I was a little boy. I could always find it by its triangle, and it was red. I didn't know at the time, but the constellation was Orion, the the red star I picked was Betelgeuse. You can find its triangle if you look.
(I am using red text so it doesn't destroy your night vision.)
Laying in bed this morning, I decided I wasn't going to post today. I didn't have anything to say. Then I saw that triangle...
3 Comments:
That's because you're up there in Canada, here the big dipper disappears near the horizon. Polaris is only 19.2 degrees up!
Astronomy always fascinated me. I don't know much beyond the big and little dippers. I was thrilled when I learned that stars don't blink...it's the space junk floating round that makes them appear to blink.
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I love stargazing, but I don't get to see much where I live. Too much light. I remember seeing the Milky Way when I was a little girl. That memory has stayed with me all these years.
I think it's great that you know so much about the constellations. Very cool.
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