I had often admired the wispy, stellar site of Coma Berenices, “Berenice’s Hair,” sparking softly in the clear, dark, winter Nebraska skies of my youth. It is hard to see here in Ocala due to surrounding city lights. I was delighted that it showed up as a faint sprinkling of stars clustered near the lowerContinue reading “The Hair of a Queen”
Tag Archives: Big Dipper
What’s the Question?
It’s supposed to look like a giant dipper, but last night it looked more like a question mark. So what is the question? Sometimes questioning what is commonly accepted as true can lead to breakthroughs in understanding. It was once common knowledge that heavy things fell faster than light things. Galileo questioned whether that wasContinue reading “What’s the Question?”
Of Bears, Beasts, and Gazelles
During a recent, autumn morning walk, the Big Dipper asterism of the constellation Ursa Major (the big bear) appeared to be standing on its tail. I used the cell phone camera to get this image and then later added the lines between the stars to show the constellation. Two arrows point to pair of starsContinue reading “Of Bears, Beasts, and Gazelles”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 