See Sam Stall, “100 Cats Who Changed Civilization” on Schrodinger’s cat.Not that I knew anything about this before going to Wikepedia. Not complaining, but JJ is going out for the obscure. Beats the hell out of the idiotic stuff abut his brat’s family. Love the Catfood Can Constellation.
Scorpio certainly looks like a scorpion; you can get the main features of a bull out of Taurus; Triangulum looks EXACTLY like a triangle – it’s three stars. OK, Corvus doesn’t much look like a crow, but Corvus the trapezoid isn’t very poetic.
It’s a giant can of cat food! Now he just needs to see a giant can opener in the sky. The mousie doesn’t require hardware.Then a fancy cat bed with a brass railing. It;s all in the eye of the beholder, right?
Trivia: In ancient Egypt, Army conscripts were asked how many stars they could see at the bend of the Big Dipper.If they only saw one (Mizar) instead of the second, weaker Alcor above it, they were not ‘front-line’ troops and were stuck with rear-echelon jobs. Just a nerd-note from yer ol’ Unca Jim.
When we moved to St. Pete, FL, in 1944, you could see the north star (“Polaris,” I just learned it’s called). You’d line up the two stars at the front of the bowl in the Big Dipper, and they’d point you to faint little Polaris in the Little Dipper. No, longer, however. There’s way too much light pollution around here.
Gokie5: Here in “rural” Bonham, TX, nothing below second magnitude can be seen. “Out in the country”, it is an exceptionally clear night if one can see the Milky Way. Light fog is the main problem, but photochemical crud from “the Metroplex” (Dallas/Ft. Worth) is a lot of it. I have only seen Mercury twice and the last three Persiads were clouded over..comicsssfan: Try looking at them through binoculars or a telescope. My wife gave the best description, “I can’t see where you WOW!”`
GR6 over 9 years ago
Oh, look…the Catnip Constellation,
John M over 9 years ago
So is that Schrödinger’s box
Julius Marold Premium Member over 9 years ago
I’m with you Arlo.
George Alexander over 9 years ago
See Sam Stall, “100 Cats Who Changed Civilization” on Schrodinger’s cat.Not that I knew anything about this before going to Wikepedia. Not complaining, but JJ is going out for the obscure. Beats the hell out of the idiotic stuff abut his brat’s family. Love the Catfood Can Constellation.
wcorvi over 9 years ago
Scorpio certainly looks like a scorpion; you can get the main features of a bull out of Taurus; Triangulum looks EXACTLY like a triangle – it’s three stars. OK, Corvus doesn’t much look like a crow, but Corvus the trapezoid isn’t very poetic.
nosirrom over 9 years ago
Don’t forget Orion.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 9 years ago
…cause if you forget Orion he’ll give you a belt!
Observer fo Irony over 9 years ago
The cat must be experiencing memories of his ancestors when they traveled the seas for adventure and the occasional morsel of food that creeps on.
FosterGrant over 9 years ago
The Big Sandbox? Doesn’t ring.
LuvThemPluggers over 9 years ago
It’s a giant can of cat food! Now he just needs to see a giant can opener in the sky. The mousie doesn’t require hardware.Then a fancy cat bed with a brass railing. It;s all in the eye of the beholder, right?
bryan42 over 9 years ago
The great Litter Box in the Sky. Very clever, Mr. J.
Ermine Notyours over 9 years ago
He had no problem finding the milky way.
water_moon over 9 years ago
Interestingly both the Romans and the Cherokee saw the big dipper as a bear.
unca jim over 9 years ago
Trivia: In ancient Egypt, Army conscripts were asked how many stars they could see at the bend of the Big Dipper.If they only saw one (Mizar) instead of the second, weaker Alcor above it, they were not ‘front-line’ troops and were stuck with rear-echelon jobs. Just a nerd-note from yer ol’ Unca Jim.
Gokie5 over 9 years ago
When we moved to St. Pete, FL, in 1944, you could see the north star (“Polaris,” I just learned it’s called). You’d line up the two stars at the front of the bowl in the Big Dipper, and they’d point you to faint little Polaris in the Little Dipper. No, longer, however. There’s way too much light pollution around here.
SundayBuzz over 9 years ago
The first panel is a cat food DISH, not a cat food can, I think.
Doctor_McCoy over 9 years ago
Also, the symbol on the Subaru car represents the constellation.
ARLOS DAD over 9 years ago
In Norway the constellations are Ole, Lena, Bertha and uffda……
hippogriff over 9 years ago
Gokie5: Here in “rural” Bonham, TX, nothing below second magnitude can be seen. “Out in the country”, it is an exceptionally clear night if one can see the Milky Way. Light fog is the main problem, but photochemical crud from “the Metroplex” (Dallas/Ft. Worth) is a lot of it. I have only seen Mercury twice and the last three Persiads were clouded over..comicsssfan: Try looking at them through binoculars or a telescope. My wife gave the best description, “I can’t see where you WOW!”`
Lomax9er7 over 9 years ago
Since Men In Black Orion’s Belt is a cinch.