Big Al Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Just had the misfortune to read possibly one of the worst Astro related pieces EVER on th DM website. A constellation located near Mars... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3405259/Now-David-Bowie-really-Starman-Constellation-shape-iconic-lightning-bolt-registered-name.html?offset=0&max=100&reply=113017555&jumpTo=comment-113017555#comment-113017555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 There must be some red faces at MIRA Public Observatory right now. How did they get involved with that? Good job the constellation is getting brighter, one of its main stars is magnitude 5.6 At least we can see one or possibly two of the stars from the UK, must get the dob on it. Read the posts at the bottom - some of the astrologically minded fans think this is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Hmmmm... they wouldn't know an asterism if it bit them in the bum tuckstar and Big Al 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'll bet Mr Bowie is going "Really, that's the best you can do"? I feel sorry for the people who might have been motivated to look for it and won't have the foggiest chance of seeing anything. I suppose they they are somewhere near correct in that the asterism is close-ish to mars at the moment, but give it a few months and that will be a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 14 hours ago, Brantuk said: Hmmmm... they wouldn't know an asterism if it bit them in the bum That was what I pointed out (politely) in my comment... Alan Brantuk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Do you think we could find an airplane asterism for Leslie Nielsen. It seems he's died, again. Edited January 20, 2016 by tuckstar Smithysteve, Big Al and Tweedledee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 hours ago, tuckstar said: Do you think we could find an airplane asterism for Leslie Nielsen. It seems he's died, again. It's come true! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112896/?ref_=nv_sr_3 tuckstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 4 hours ago, tuckstar said: Do you think we could find an airplane asterism for Leslie Nielsen. It seems he's died, again. There is an Airplane asterism in Cassiopeia near M52, but to me it looks as much like an airplane as Ziggy Stardust tuckstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 The airplane asterism is the bomber for Lemmy. Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 1 hour ago, BAZ said: The airplane asterism is the bomber for Lemmy. That's more fitting, and easier to find than the ridiculous lightning streak constellation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Well I am speechless about this whole debacle. (Well almost☺️). I did try and identify the 'ziggy' asterism from star charts and it is totally unidentifiable against he background.. So it is meaningless... And ridiculous! you can 'dot to dot' anything you like... Unreal ? I said I was almost speechless ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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