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Re: Constellation names.
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2003 Nov 2, 01:00 -0500
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2003 Nov 2, 01:00 -0500
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 22:01:56 +0000, George Huxtable wrote: > >It reminds me of the time I was visiting old friends in Chicago, which must >have been all of 40 years ago. Their kids were watching a children's TV >programme, and when some pictures of the night sky came up, I started to >take an interest. The big dipper appeared with its bowl and handle. It was >explained that if you drew a line between the two stars that made up the >end of the handle (and then these were emphasised, and a line drawn between >them to extend the direction of the handle, to make it absolutely clear) >then that line always pointed due North. Just remember that, said the >attractive young lady on the screen, and you will never get lost at night. >I do hope that message wasn't taken to heart. Perhaps there are now-elderly >Americans wandering around in the dark, in a state of complete confusion, >to this day. > Highly original! Creativity is to be cultivated :-) Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a "I met about a dozen people who voted for me, and generally I can't say I really agree with their reasoning." Bernard Goetz, subway gunman