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I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by UltraSphinx(m): 3:51pm On May 06, 2016 |
I have always viewed astrologer as some jobless men gazing blankly into the outer space trying to catch a glimpse of a flying comet and immediately attach to such phenomenon a prophecy of imminent doom instigated by a malevolent deity. Not until yesterday did i get an insight into the beauty and fascination of star-gazing. Last night about 9:00pm i was busy with some paperwork out in the open and in the process, subconsciously raised my head skywards. My sight was greeted with the view of a somewhat familiar arrangement of bright stars. Due to my peripheral knowledge of zodiacs, i jumped into conclusion that the constellation before me was orion (which is probably not even among the zodiac constellations) *smiles* i even tagged it the name orion the plough (absolutely wrong: orion the hunter was different from what i saw last night). Since i was so uncertain about my judgements on this my discovery , i did some online research and soon found out that the group of stars i saw beforE me here in NigerIA |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by UltraSphinx(m): 3:58pm On May 06, 2016 |
Was actually an asterism (part of a constellation) called the Big Dipper which is part of the star consteallation known according to many ancient civilizations as the Great Bear.. I Previously Thought That constellations could only be seen clearly from the far east and western asia (the levant) until yesterday. I kinda saw it upside down (it looked more like a chariot to me). The Sight Was Quite Fascinating. Image Source: Wikipedia 1 Like
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Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by taurus25(m): 5:49pm On May 06, 2016 |
actually i do see orion almost every night if the weather is clear enough....its probably the easiest constellation to spot because its visible from every part of the world. Your picture is actually not orion but one simple way to find orion is to look for the belt, i.e the three stars that are properly aligned. Star gazing is a very beautiful thing , i wish i had a telescope Orion below
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Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by UltraSphinx(m): 7:08pm On May 06, 2016 |
taurus25:i previously thought it was orion but i later discovered that its an asterism called the big dipper... As for the hunter's belt, its one of the most common spectacles of the nightat my area but i never knew it to be orion the hunter |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by Nobody: 7:09pm On May 06, 2016 |
I have been searching for the North star for a while now. just can't seem to find it |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by taurus25(m): 7:41pm On May 06, 2016 |
UltraSphinx:yeah, once youve discovered the belt its easier to piece the constellation. another tip is to check for the red dwarf in the constellation.....btw do you see others? |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by taurus25(m): 7:44pm On May 06, 2016 |
SirWere:do you know the constellation ursa minor? |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by Nobody: 8:33pm On May 06, 2016 |
taurus25:Yea, I've seen it. Only it was kinda upside down. One weird thing I've also noticed is that sometimes the stars are not always in perfect position. I mean sometimes I spot constellations in certain shapes, only that it's missing one or two stars; or some of the stars don't shine as brightly as others. What do you think, Is it Valid or is the Oshogbo weed I smoked 4 years ago still affecting me |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by taurus25(m): 11:07pm On May 06, 2016 |
SirWere:lol....all that thanks to the atmosphere and luminosity of the stars. most times the cloud prevents us from getting beautiful images of the stars so the brighter stars are more visible. about the constellation beign upside down , this is one tricky part in locating the constellation because the way i usually see it is different from pictures i get from google. I had to rotate that image of orion i posted to look the way i see it from here |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by Nobody: 7:05am On May 07, 2016 |
taurus25: Yeah, one thing about Constellations is that you don't see the constellation immediately but you notice the patterns. It's after you see the patterns, the dots that you start connecting. Abeg, where can I find the NORTH STAR |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by boman2014: 7:50am On May 07, 2016 |
ok |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by Skykid1208(m): 7:59am On May 07, 2016 |
If I say I understand all u guys are saying then am lying |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by taurus25(m): 3:05pm On May 07, 2016 |
SirWere:its the star at the tail end of ursa minor |
Re: I Noticed A Star Constellation For The First Time by taurus25(m): 3:06pm On May 07, 2016 |
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