Ancient Greeks 2500 years ago
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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.
