Ancient Greeks 2500 years ago
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And I stand by that.Yes, it's the karlavagn (the Karl wagon/cart)
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What's funny is it very clearly see a bear there.
Not sure if I'd be able to make it out in person, but the image makes it so very clear to me.
What? That's clearly a giraffe
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Same in Swedish, Karlavagnen ("the Karl wagon")
But its definitely a wagon, like who would think it's a bear?
Greek dudes who have had a shitload of retsina?
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What? That's clearly a giraffe
I see a horse
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bear lore from Björn
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I've always seen it as a kite
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Yes, it's the karlavagn (the Karl wagon/cart)
the man wagon
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How many long tailed bears were around in Ancient Greece? I saw a backwards interpretation that made more sense where the tail becomes the eye of the head.
Here's an actual photo of the night sky with all the minor stars. There's nothing there that even squinting gives the appearance of a bear.
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Obviously a bear
The Medium Saucepan is my favorite constellation.
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If you look at it without tons of light and air pollution, as the ancient Greeks would have, there are so many stars you can make a constellation look like anything you want.
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Yup. While the bear with a tail is still kind of weird, Ursa major is one of the least weird constellations. "The Big Dipper" is an "asterism" according to the grad students at the planetarium I took my daughter to.
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I don't know my northern hemisphere stars, having never seen any, but that looks exactly like what we call "the pot" down in the southern hemisphere.
Your point still stands, but your example couldn't be shooting yourself in the foot any harder
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I see a horse
It's a schooner.
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Yup. While the bear with a tail is still kind of weird, Ursa major is one of the least weird constellations. "The Big Dipper" is an "asterism" according to the grad students at the planetarium I took my daughter to.
Also it at least used to be identified as a medieval push hoe.
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Same in Swedish, Karlavagnen ("the Karl wagon")
But its definitely a wagon, like who would think it's a bear?
They didn't think the big dipper was the bear. The bear is much bigger than the dipper alone.
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Also it at least used to be identified as a medieval push hoe.
Isn't it also known as "The Plow" in some parts?
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I still don't see a bear. Which way is it facing?
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I still don't see a bear. Which way is it facing?
To the right. Muscida is its nose.
The tail is a bit long and it's missing an arm.
