My astro friend group is in a long-standing dispute with Bortle (yup that one) about whether you're allowed to name asterisms after your friends. We say yes, the guy with the scale named after him says no 😂 Anyhow, yeah the Southern sky really needs an overhaul, don't think two European dudes who went down there once should be able to decide all the constellations.
To really see why the constellations were named, you have to forget the lines and look at the stars themselves. It's easier to see the angle of Orion's shoulders as he pulls back on his bow if you are not distracted by the drawings. For Canis Major, it's more the "posture" of the back and tail and angle of the legs that make it seem dog-like. Works for some of them, at least.
Ha ha, enjoyed that. I seem to remember Patrick Moore had a rant about constellations once - he’d definitely be a hit on YT! For my money, I can definitely see a swan in Cygnus, a dolphin in Delphinus and an arrow in Sagitta. But for most of the rest, they were smoking something.
the corresponding legend for ursa major and minor says their tails are so long precisely because they were put in the sky by a dude grabbing them by their tails and swinging them around.
Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in shape of a camel? Polonius: By the mass, and ‘tis like a camel, indeed. Hamlet: Methinks it is like a weasel. Polonius: It is backed like a weasel. Hamlet: Or like a whale? Polonius: Very like a whale.
The only two that are really obvious is the orions belt (and the shoulders and corners of his tunic) and the big dipper. And I could never see the full "bear" shape even though I can see the dipper clearly; the other stars are just too faint and to far away from each other so without drawing lines you don't really see any shapes.
@@PafMedic To be fair they edited a lot of stuff that was said - I assume to make it seem like it was a "balanced" conversation - I get it though, they're an entertainment channel!
And the Babylonians probably got theirs from earlier cultures via oral traditions. One of the oldest known myth story is the Hunt which could go back as far as 25,000 years ago, which is usually depicted using the Big Dipper. Ancient astronomy and cultures are so fascinating!
yea they dont make sense, only reason i thinlk they exist besides the dippers and the belt is esoterics, altho i see a trianble or V dipper in the sky wonder why we dont counnt that as a 3rd dipper?
My astro friend group is in a long-standing dispute with Bortle (yup that one) about whether you're allowed to name asterisms after your friends. We say yes, the guy with the scale named after him says no 😂 Anyhow, yeah the Southern sky really needs an overhaul, don't think two European dudes who went down there once should be able to decide all the constellations.
😂That's the funniest thing I've read all day! Let's update those southern constellations
I love renaming Messier objects. I’ve seriously pissed off some old school astronomers in my day.
Orion's belt + Orion's sword = a giant backwards question mark
To really see why the constellations were named, you have to forget the lines and look at the stars themselves. It's easier to see the angle of Orion's shoulders as he pulls back on his bow if you are not distracted by the drawings. For Canis Major, it's more the "posture" of the back and tail and angle of the legs that make it seem dog-like. Works for some of them, at least.
Nup. Still can't see them
Hercules is now forever the Schwarzenegger constellation in my mind 🤣🤣
Is it possible that when the constellations were named, the stars might have been in different places and some stars have become brighter of dimmer.
It's definitely a possibility!
Ha ha, enjoyed that. I seem to remember Patrick Moore had a rant about constellations once - he’d definitely be a hit on YT! For my money, I can definitely see a swan in Cygnus, a dolphin in Delphinus and an arrow in Sagitta. But for most of the rest, they were smoking something.
I can definitely see the Triangle in Triangulum 😂 glad you enjoyed it!
the corresponding legend for ursa major and minor says their tails are so long precisely because they were put in the sky by a dude grabbing them by their tails and swinging them around.
Zues is a jerk for making those tails look so funny
I think Ursa major is backwards, the end of the dippers handle is the head
Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in shape of a camel?
Polonius: By the mass, and ‘tis like a camel, indeed.
Hamlet: Methinks it is like a weasel.
Polonius: It is backed like a weasel.
Hamlet: Or like a whale?
Polonius: Very like a whale.
The only two that are really obvious is the orions belt (and the shoulders and corners of his tunic) and the big dipper. And I could never see the full "bear" shape even though I can see the dipper clearly; the other stars are just too faint and to far away from each other so without drawing lines you don't really see any shapes.
My 10 year old laughed pretty hard at your Orion commentary.
That’s awesome! Love to hear it :)
Camelopardalis FTW. 🦒🤣
Should be part of the zodiac for real
😂😂😂😂This Was Great,lol..Not Sure It Beats That Astrology Show Thing You Were On😂😂
That show was my peak 😂
@@ianlauerastro 😂😂Ive Watched Part Of The Original,I Have No Clue How You Sat Thru That..And Im All For Respecting Others Beliefs..But Damn,lol
@@PafMedic To be fair they edited a lot of stuff that was said - I assume to make it seem like it was a "balanced" conversation - I get it though, they're an entertainment channel!
In a strange way Ptolemy was right - by definition we're at the center of our observable universe 🤔😁
A happy 10 mins watching this
😅😅😅 I can't even begin to interpret constellations and kinda feel envious of people that can
it is a system of memory...
And the Greeks got them from Babylonians.
Read the Wikipedia article for the Babylonian star catalogues.
And the Babylonians probably got theirs from earlier cultures via oral traditions. One of the oldest known myth story is the Hunt which could go back as far as 25,000 years ago, which is usually depicted using the Big Dipper. Ancient astronomy and cultures are so fascinating!
@@ianlauerastro Yeah, it probably goes way back. But they left records
yea they dont make sense, only reason i thinlk they exist besides the dippers and the belt is esoterics, altho i see a trianble or V dipper in the sky wonder why we dont counnt that as a 3rd dipper?