Ursa Minor

Andrew Logan Dr. Richards PHY-161 5/1/15 Observing Project Object 1: The Moon Next to the Sun, the moon is the most recognizable object in the night sky, and is Earth’s only natural satellite. It has been estimated that the moon formed somewhere in the region of 4.45 billion years ago, just a measly 30-50 million years after the origination of the Solar System. While there are many hypotheses that try to account for the formation of the moon, the one that is backed the greatest is the theory

surrounding an asterism.[citation needed] The modern system of constellations used in astronomy employs the latter concept. For example, the northern asterism known as the Big Dippercomprises the seven brightest stars in the IAU constellation (area) Ursa Major while the southern False Cross includes portions of the constellations Carina and Vela. The term circumpolar constellation is used for any constellation that, from a particular latitude on Earth, never sets below the horizon. From the North

In astronomy, he is credited with being the first person to use the little dipper, or Ursa Minor, as a navigational aid. This was very helpful because the little dipper contains the star Polaris, which moves very little during the night sky. It is also claimed that he predicted an eclipse, but this is anecdotal and cannot be confirmed. He also

Carl Sagan Carl Sagan is one of the best known astronomers of the 20th century. His most famous work was the TV show Cosmos, which is the most watched series in television history. He was one of the many scientists who helped launch Galileo, Viking, Voyager, and Mariner into space so that they could explore other planets in our solar system. He wrote over 600 papers on astronomy and was a professor at Harvard and Cornell. http://www.seasky.org/space-exploration/astronomers-carl-sagan.html

scene of a view near Van Gogh’s house at the time. In the foreground, there is the river with its dark water and a couple taking a romantic walk around the beaches under the night sky. In the background, Van Gogh paints the city across the river as a minor part of the painting, putting more emphasis on the street lamps within the city, as if the lights the city holds are the same as the stars in the night sky. Finally, as the name suggests, the starry night is in full effect in this painting, with major

A PicA Trix MiscellAny Underground Edition 2007 e.v. CONTENTS On the Picatrix I. Introduction to the Picatrix (The Aim of the Sage) of al-Majriti, Maslamati ibn Ahmad II. Summary of the Contents of the Picatrix III. Excerpt from a Lecture on Alchemy by Terence McKenna On the Moon and the Lunar Mansions IV. Extracts on the Moon V. The Mansions of the Moon: “On the Creation, Proportion and Composition of the Heavens for the Fashioning of Images” VI. The Picatrix: Lunar Mansions in Western Astrology