http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2009/10/podcast-north-star-special/ If you aren't going to care about something, may as well not care about astronomy Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2009/10/podcast-north-star-special/comment-page-1/#comment-701664 TravCav Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:32:35 +0000 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/?p=800#comment-701664 bear tails you say? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ-DawQKPr8 bear tails you say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ-DawQKPr8

]]> http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2009/10/podcast-north-star-special/comment-page-1/#comment-693035 Trulialia Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:18:57 +0000 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/?p=800#comment-693035 By the way, Ursa Minor rarely symbolizes Callisto's son. He is usually represented by the constellation of Bootes, who holds back Canes Venatici not to attack his mother. Ursa Minor instead is Callisto's faithful servant, who followed her to the sky. By the way, Ursa Minor rarely symbolizes Callisto’s son. He is usually represented by the constellation of Bootes, who holds back Canes Venatici not to attack his mother. Ursa Minor instead is Callisto’s faithful servant, who followed her to the sky.

]]> http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2009/10/podcast-north-star-special/comment-page-1/#comment-693029 Trulialia Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:02:43 +0000 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/?p=800#comment-693029 You wondered why our star Bears have long tails. Well actually, according to the legend, Zeus resqued Callisto from her son by grabbing her tail and pulling her up into the sky, away from the deadly arrow. Because of that her tail stretched. You wondered why our star Bears have long tails. Well actually, according to the legend, Zeus resqued Callisto from her son by grabbing her tail and pulling her up into the sky, away from the deadly arrow. Because of that her tail stretched.

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