And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Same location, different sky. The two pics show the difference 6 months makes - the Milky Way in September and the constellation of Orion in March. Looking south over Devil's Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale.
The three bright, equally spaced stars in the center of the bottom picture form Orien's belt. It's pretty easy to get them spotted in the sky after you get Orien's profile dialed in.
The reddish star forming Orion's left shoulder is Betelgeuse, a huge red giant. It's brightness has been surging then waning lately, making astronomers wonder what might happen next.
I live well below the equator and the pot and Betelgeuse are looking down on me right now. Its likely that Betelgeuse no longer exists having gone supernova years ago. It would be cool if the light from that reached me before I die - its predicted to be quite the visual symphony for a couple of days.
Love the night sky. My little muffy dog and I sit for hours watching for celestial marvels.
ReplyDeleteThe three bright, equally spaced stars in the center of the bottom picture form Orien's belt. It's pretty easy to get them spotted in the sky after you get Orien's profile dialed in.
ReplyDeleteThe reddish star forming Orion's left shoulder is Betelgeuse, a huge red giant. It's brightness has been surging then waning lately, making astronomers wonder what might happen next.
DeleteI did not know that. I'll be keeping a sharp eye out for that.
DeleteSilly me. I always think of my departed loved ones when I look at Orion late at night.
I live well below the equator and the pot and Betelgeuse are looking down on me right now. Its likely that Betelgeuse no longer exists having gone supernova years ago. It would be cool if the light from that reached me before I die - its predicted to be quite the visual symphony for a couple of days.
ReplyDeleteNE NC, we get a stunning rise of Orion ≈10 degrees altitude in the early evening SE sky, March. it's huge.
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