Starship Asterisk*

owlice wrote:
bystander, thank you so much for that! I love a cappella music!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capella_%28star%29 wrote:

Capella (α Aurigae, α Aur) is the third brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus & Vega

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<<The name Capella (English: small female goat) is from Latin, and is a diminutive of the Latin Capra (English: female goat). [A cappella (Italian for In The Manner of The Church/Chapel)] Capella traditionally marks the goat that the charioteer Auriga is carrying. In Roman mythology, the star represented the goat Amalthea that suckled Jupiter. It was this goat whose horn, after accidentally being broken off by Jupiter, was transformed into the Cornucopia, or "horn of plenty", which would be filled with whatever its owner desired.

Although it appears to be a single star to the naked eye, it is actually a star system of four stars in two binary pairs. The first pair consists of two bright, large type-G giant stars, both with a radius around 10 times the Sun's, in close orbit around each other. These two stars are thought to be cooling and expanding on their way to becoming red giants. The second pair, around 10,000 astronomical units from the first, consists of two faint, small and relatively cool red dwarfs. The Capella system is only 42 light-years from Earth.

Capella is thought to be mentioned in an Akkadian inscription dating to the 20th century BC. It is sometimes called the Shepherd's Star in English literature. In Hindu mythology, Capella was seen as the heart of Brahma, Brahma Ridaya. In Australian Aboriginal mythology for the Booroung people of Victoria, Capella was Purra, the kangaroo, pursued and killed by the nearby Gemini twins, Yurree (Castor) and Wanjel (Pollux).>>

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091205.html

owlice wrote:A beautiful image; thanks, Noel!

Here's one I just have to like:

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geckzilla wrote:I have a special affinity for aquariums and sea life but this is too cute. You should all enjoy it:

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I just love the garden eels and their little beanies....

OWLICE wrote: For those who celebrate Christmas, here is my card to you; happy holiday!

Céline Richard wrote:Owlice, are you singing yourself ?

Céline Richard wrote:Whoever is singing, this is a very beautiful voice, along with beautiful images, thank you

owlice wrote:Thank you; that's very kind of you.

owlice wrote:The images all go with the lyrics, though sometimes in tenuous ways.

lexybam wrote:Christmas is a wonderful season. It comes and goes once in a year. It is a thing of joy for anyone to at least witnessing the festival. I thank you for giving us the card as a gift for the christmas. Enjoy your holiday!