tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post7788793211432177004..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: The Letter D: Dracosagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3642494983622861342017-04-18T23:07:06.687-04:002017-04-18T23:07:06.687-04:00I was right about D for Draco! I can remember lyi...I was right about D for Draco! I can remember lying in a field in Portree, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with a constellation map and a flashlight covered with red cellophane in the summer of 1969 determined to find the dragon in the sky. It was great fun, but now it's so much harder to find a dark sky to search in. I can wrap my mind around the gradual shift in the Earth's axis of rotation and how the poles trace a "cone" over 26,000 year, but I my eyes cross when I try to visualize and understand the "precession of the equinoxes" along the ecliptic. The ancient astronomers figured all this stuff out ~ amazing.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-7209050889515465342017-04-07T08:34:23.201-04:002017-04-07T08:34:23.201-04:00Oh! That's really helpful, because the Pole st...Oh! That's really helpful, because the Pole star and the Dippers are the only constellations I know by sight (also Cassiopeia, which is the three in a line, right?). So maybe now I can also pick out Draco...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-58308759158251920152017-04-05T22:35:46.718-04:002017-04-05T22:35:46.718-04:00Yeah, the first thought that came to me when I saw...Yeah, the first thought that came to me when I saw "Draco" was the Harry Potter movies and books. On a serious side note, the guy who played Daddy Draco in the movies is the captain in the upcoming Star Trek series. Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26788458821934439462017-04-05T17:37:29.842-04:002017-04-05T17:37:29.842-04:00I agree with Tamara. Maybe I don't have a good...I agree with Tamara. Maybe I don't have a good enough imagination but I don't see images in the constellations.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52276968273936424222017-04-05T17:00:18.583-04:002017-04-05T17:00:18.583-04:00I love the pictures of the constellations, but I m...I love the pictures of the constellations, but I marvel how anyone could take a collection of points and see such fantastic creatures.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-61582266721910834562017-04-05T16:49:19.502-04:002017-04-05T16:49:19.502-04:00Most know about the North star and the Dippers. I ...Most know about the North star and the Dippers. I wish the others weren't so hard to see without a chart. <br /><br />"Female Scientists Before Our Time" <br /><a href="http://shells-tales-sails.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Shells–Tales–Sails</a><br /> Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-299506548350519382017-04-05T15:26:31.444-04:002017-04-05T15:26:31.444-04:00The stars tell such interesting tales! The stars tell such interesting tales! Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-60013343821245323882017-04-05T14:37:36.505-04:002017-04-05T14:37:36.505-04:00I'm not familiar with this one, but I'm ab...I'm not familiar with this one, but I'm able to pick out the Dippers occasionally at home, so I'll have to take a look up next time we have a cloud free night to see if I can spot it!<br /><br />Cait @ <a href="http://clicks-clan.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Click's Clan</a>Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478761820331036869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-73976595018708712882017-04-05T13:25:18.629-04:002017-04-05T13:25:18.629-04:00Love those dragons in the night sky!Love those dragons in the night sky!cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-87792283598993553982017-04-05T12:36:12.018-04:002017-04-05T12:36:12.018-04:00I used to be fascinated by the constellations, bac...I used to be fascinated by the constellations, back when I could see the stars at night (not so much in the city.) This is a lovely idea for the A to Z Challenge.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86558676123788697462017-04-05T12:19:33.139-04:002017-04-05T12:19:33.139-04:00AJ's comment made me chuckle, because I had th...AJ's comment made me chuckle, because I had thought about Harry Potter when I saw the name Draco. :P<br /><br />How fascinating that the dragon will once again be the north point in the sky.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3504634853637156382017-04-05T11:47:37.804-04:002017-04-05T11:47:37.804-04:00Shameful to admit, but I've always had trouble...Shameful to admit, but I've always had trouble locating the dippers - so I doubt I can find Draco. Especially if he's (slowly) on the move. ;) Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-15134243648417488872017-04-05T09:37:55.169-04:002017-04-05T09:37:55.169-04:00Draco always makes me think of Harry Potter. I did...Draco always makes me think of Harry Potter. I didn’t know it was also a constellation. :)<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a>Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86210642812265228822017-04-05T09:12:35.076-04:002017-04-05T09:12:35.076-04:00I love dragons but don't know much about the c...I love dragons but don't know much about the constellations. Interesting subject.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.com