hello catman, the star your referring to is betelgeuse. it represents the
top right shoulder of orion the hunter. in case you didn't know there is a
little love story in the sky about our friend orion. if you look to the
west of orion you will see the 7 sisters, a small cluster of stars, in
between the 7 sisters and orion is a reddish star, the red eye of taurus the
bull. the story goes that orion fell in love with one of the 7 sisters but
taurus the bull is forever in between him and his true love. to the east of
orion as orion rises in the night sky he is forever being followed by his
faithful companion canis major, the dog constellation. the eye of the dog
is sirus which is even a brighter star than betelgeuse, so it could that
star your referring to also.
and to all you other jmdl'ers thanks for your companionship and good new
year to you all. later gene
----- Original Message -----
From: "catman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "joni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 2:56 PM
Subject: stars NJC
> I mentioned before that you could probably see the same stars that i can
at night. I have
> been out looking at them tonight. It is -3 but a beautifully clear sky.
Above our house to
> the left is what we call Orion's Belt -looks like a belt with a sword
hanging to the left.
> Anyway, diagonanly upwards to the right(well away from Orion's Belt) is a
star much
> brighter than the others that I haven't really noticed before. I think I
could overcome my
> fear of flying if I was going to the stars. Can you imagaine how large the
universe is?
> That our galaxy is just one tiny one of loads and loads and loads? That
all those stars
> are really suns? And that they are just a tiny fraction of what is out
there?
> Now if you were confronted by an alien space ship and were given the
choice of staying or
> going which would you do? I'd like to think i would go but I'd probably
stay and kick
> myself forever for not going....
>
> Did you know that first recorded reporting of a ufo-a large silver disc
hovering in the
> sky- was in Dorset, England in 1733. There was no mention of sore
intimate body parts
> tho.....
> --
> bw
> colin
>
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