Perseus’ Elbow and Medusas’s Eye | November 21 - November 27
Season 45 Episode 47 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ239 1 minute November 21-27, 2022, “Perseus’ Elbow and Medusas’s Eye”
Star Gazers #STGZ239 1 minute November 21-27, 2022, “Perseus’ Elbow and Medusas’s Eye”
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Perseus’ Elbow and Medusas’s Eye | November 21 - November 27
Season 45 Episode 47 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ239 1 minute November 21-27, 2022, “Perseus’ Elbow and Medusas’s Eye”
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LAST WEEK WE FOUND THE PLEIADES, A GORGEOUS OPEN STAR CLUSTER AND THIS WEEK WE LL USE IT AND A FEW OTHER STARS TO FIND PERSEUS AND MEDUSAS SEVERED HEAD SO LET S HIT THE DARKNESS!
OUR SKIES ARE SET TO 5AM LOOKING WEST STARTING AT THE PLEIADES, HOP UP AND RIGHT TO CAPELLA IN AURIGA AND THEN DOWN AND RIGHT TO MIRFAK.
MIRFAK TRANSLATES TO ELBOW PERSEUS ELBOW IN THIS CASE!
PERSEUS IS THE LEGENDARY GREEK HERO WHO SLEW MEDUSA WE SEE HIM HERE ON HIS BACK AS A KIND OF V-SHAPE.
MIRFAK IS ON THE UPPER TINE AND ON THE LOWER IS ALGOL THE EYE OF MEDUSA.
ALGOL IS A THREE-STAR SYSTEM, SO IT DIMS AND BRIGHTENS OVER TIME; OOH SO CREEPY!
IT GOES BY ANOTHER NAME RA S AL-GHUL MEANING HEAD OF THE DEMON IF YOU NEED ANOTHER WAY TO FIND PERCY JUST LOOK FOR THE DISTINCTIVE W OF CASSIOPEIA HE S ALWAYS NEARBY.
THANKS FOR WATCHING, AND KEEP LOOKIN UP.
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