by Anthony Barreiro » Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:19 pm
neufer wrote:Anthony Barreiro wrote:
Cygnus is being goosed by that bright fireball. Right up the tail feather. That looks painful!
Well, now that Vulpecula cum Anser has been abbreviated, Cygnus is the closest thing to a goose in the firmament.
And thanks for the story of Phaethon, Apollo's chariot and horses, Cygnus, and Zeus. I didn't know Cygnus has a mythological origin. I just figured some shepherds with too much time on their hands decided that those stars look like a flying swan. But of course they, or their more educated grandchildren, would futher elaborate the story. Nights were longer before the invention of the electric light.
[quote="neufer"][quote="Anthony Barreiro"]
Cygnus is being goosed by that bright fireball. Right up the tail feather. That looks painful![/quote]
[list]Can one goose a swan?[/list][/quote]
Well, now that Vulpecula cum Anser has been abbreviated, Cygnus is the closest thing to a goose in the firmament.
And thanks for the story of Phaethon, Apollo's chariot and horses, Cygnus, and Zeus. I didn't know Cygnus has a mythological origin. I just figured some shepherds with too much time on their hands decided that those stars look like a flying swan. But of course they, or their more educated grandchildren, would futher elaborate the story. Nights were longer before the invention of the electric light.