Latest posts tagged with #asterisms on Bluesky
Sky photo with many stars and the Winter Hexagon outlined, its stars and a few more objects labeled.
Throughout history, humans looked at the stars and saw mythical beings, beasts and cultural touchstones. Our #constellations provide links to our ancestors. But most #asterisms - patterns within a constellation or stars in multiple constellations - are relatively new. 🌌🔭
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📸 A. Raka.
A worksheet I made for outreach events depicting the Winter Hexagon and its members.
#astronomy #constellations #steameducation #asterisms
#TorchLake ,Michigan #LakefrontViews #Asterisms #Stars
Took some night shots from the dock including a nice view of the teapot in Sagittarius and some neat reflections from down the lake.
What you see is what you get. Humorous yet interesting rebuttal of a historical continuity of ancient #asterisms (as proposed lately):
"Decoding #LooneyTunes with #astronomy - What does the bunny say?"-...
