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Unveiling Caribbean Skies: Constellation Names and Myths

Explore Latin and Arabic star names, celestial myths, and astronomical wonders in the Caribbean skies. Discover the Southern Cross, Andromeda, and more under the starlit canvas.

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Unveiling Caribbean Skies: Constellation Names and Myths

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  1. Caribbean Skies Steven Dutch University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

  2. The Green Flash

  3. Directions in the Sky

  4. Stars and Constellations • Many proper star names are Arabic • Catalog labels also used (Alpha Centauri) • Constellation names are Latin • Ancient groups from Near Eastern myths via Greeks • Numerous 17th-18th Century inventions • 89 Constellations • Fixed boundaries in sky • Every star is in one, and only one, constellation • There is no “official” way to draw constellations

  5. About Constellation Names • Latin uses word endings where we often use prepositions • Possessive form different from normal form • Centaurusbut Alpha Centauri • Tucana but 47 Tucanae • Gemini – Geminorum • Virgo – Virginis • Orion – Orionis

  6. Seeing the Constellations

  7. Seeing the Constellations

  8. Seeing the Constellations

  9. At Dusk

  10. The Andromeda Myth

  11. The Andromeda Myth

  12. The Andromeda Myth

  13. The Andromeda Myth

  14. The Andromeda Myth

  15. The Andromeda Myth

  16. The Andromeda Myth

  17. About 10 PM

  18. South of Orion

  19. The Magellanic Clouds

  20. An Ex-Constellation

  21. Argo Gets Broken Up

  22. Eta Carinae

  23. Pre-Dawn

  24. The Southern Cross

  25. Omega Centauri

  26. The Southern Cross

  27. The Southern Cross

  28. Southern Cross and Centaurus

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