To: SunkenCiv
It’s disappointing how many people think the Pleiades is The Little Dipper. I teach everyone I get the chance to how to find the North Star.
7 posted on
05/14/2011 12:45:39 PM PDT by
ez
("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, Paradise Lost)
To: ez
In my experience, people tend to look for the brightest star and assume its Polaris.
9 posted on
05/14/2011 1:18:37 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: ez
16 posted on
05/14/2011 8:53:30 PM PDT by
brytlea
(If you don't know what APOD is you'd better find out!)
To: ez
I kinda liked the big version of this pic, it’s really nice as wallpaper on a wide-screen monitor.
19 posted on
05/15/2011 5:25:41 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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