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Re: Stars in pop culture: two celestial where-are-you puzzles
From: David Pike
Date: 2023 Jun 10, 16:42 -0700
From: David Pike
Date: 2023 Jun 10, 16:42 -0700
Just a guess. The lady gunslinger hints at the Mexican/Texan Border. If the stellar magnitudes were a bit more correct the constellation looks like Ursa Minor to an eyesight failing 79-year-old (i.e. you can barely see it) with Eta being topmost, Gamma below Eta, Kochab right of Eta above the man’s right face, and Polaris above the lady’s right eye corresponding to a latitude of about 30N. I’m still working on the other photo trying to find it in or near the Milky Way. It only fits with bits of Scorpius (SSN-589 32.54.9N 33.08.89W). DaveP
