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Orion: The Other Side of the Tale
Published on 27 Jun 2006 at 4:44 pm.
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In the evening skies, rising to the west and southwest about this time of year, are a set of constellations that are part of the Orion story. Where is Orion? It sets at or just before sunset. So what gives? What are these constellations doing on the far side of the sky from Orion?
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The Summer Triangle
Published on 13 Jun 2006 at 4:55 pm.
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Some time back, I had a post about asterisms and constellations. Just to remind you, an asterism is an unofficial grouping of stars. Here in North America, the Big Dipper is the most famous asterism. It is really part of Ursa Major, the Big Bear. Another famous asterism is beginning to make its appearance here […]
Orion, the constellation
Published on 10 Jan 2006 at 7:44 pm.
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A while back, I did a blog entry on the Orion spacecraft program. Now, I figured that I’d say a few things about the constellation itself. Todd Lean has a nice web page showing a very good photograph of Orion, with star designations.
Orion is portrayed as a great hunter. You can see […]
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Constellations and Asterisms
Published on 24 Dec 2005 at 7:45 pm.
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Well, here it is Christmas eve, and family have arrived. It is sad that I have such low expectation, but high hopes, and it is always the expectations that come about. I know that I’d be happier if I had someone special to spend the holidays with, but sometimes I think that with […]
