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Moon - Pleiades crossing

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:01 am
by ElZorro
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060714_night_sky.html
Moon to Hide Star Cluster Early July 20

By Joe Rao
SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist
posted: 14 July 2006
06:29 am ET

If you live anywhere in the eastern half of North America and clear skies are forecast for early on Thursday morning, July 20, then be sure to be outside sometime between midnight and dawn and look for the thin crescent Moon hanging low in the east-northeast sky. Just about 5-days shy of New phase and 24 percent illuminated, it will again be crossing in front the Pleiades Star Cluster, making for a very beautiful scene in steadily held binoculars or a small telescope.
Could make for some cool pictures.

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:56 pm
by Sabre
Oh man, looks liek we'd be getting up at 4:40ish to see it... I don't remember the last time I did that...

Would be cool to see though!

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:40 am
by Cereb Daithi
hah! im up all night.. bed for me doesnt even come til about 9am.. all you normal people are so wierd.... how can you stand waking up to sunlight and going to bed at sunset

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:55 am
by Katya4me
This is cool, but why is it in this section? I'm going to mention it to my mom, she loves this kind of thing.

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:05 am
by chicken n waffles
perhaps this is a sign from the heavens that i need to start saving for a legacy spec b.

:eek:

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:13 am
by Mr Kleen
one of the things I miss about Kentucky is the clear night sky...

anybody want to tell Katie why this is posted in the "Subaru" forum? :wink:

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:16 am
by Katya4me
Mr Kleen wrote:one of the things I miss about Kentucky is the clear night sky...

anybody want to tell Katie why this is posted in the "Subaru" forum? :wink:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but still....

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:19 am
by Mr Kleen
the Subaru star logo is the Pleiades constellation. also known as The Seven Sisters.

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:34 pm
by ElZorro
Mr Kleen wrote:the Subaru star logo is the Pleiades constellation. also known as The Seven Sisters.
Ding ding ding! Yea for Mr Kleen!!

What, you crazy Mazda people don't talk about things like where the word Mazda comes from on your forums?

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:42 pm
by Katya4me
You mean like this:

The Zoroastrian faith is described by its adherents as Mazdayasna, the worship of Mazda, the creator of the world, the source of light, and the embodiment of good.

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:42 pm
by Mr Kleen
now that's just freaky.

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:46 pm
by Katya4me
Mr Kleen wrote:now that's just freaky.
:D

Now bow down!!! :bowd:

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:51 pm
by Mr Kleen
Katya4me wrote:You mean like this:

The Zoroastrian faith is described by its adherents as Mazdayasna, the worship of Mazda, the creator of the world, the source of light, and the embodiment of good chassis with moderate horsepower.
fixx0red! :wink:

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:53 pm
by Sabre
^^^^ :ohsnap: :word:


Katie: :bowd: :bowd: :bowd: :bowd: :bowd:

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:25 pm
by Libra Monkee
Since we're on the subject of car emblem and name origins, my other car:
Toyota named the car "Celica," which derived from medieval Spaniards that used Latin and it's literal translation is a plural form of "celestial" as in "celestial things". The original dragon logo depicts a celestial blue dragon; symbol of the East and representative of the Emperor and celestial power. The dragon logo emblem... adorned the first of the first generation Celicas.
Image

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:36 pm
by Libra Monkee
But getting back the topic of Subaru.

Impreza - is a coined word, deriving from an originally Italian word, impresa, meaning a badge or motto. In Polish, "Impreza" also means to celebrate, or party.

Legacy - Named after an English word, legacy, meaning to pass on heritage and values to the next generation

Baja - Deriving from Baja California, a vast desert peninsula in Mexico that stretches 1000 miles from the southern border of California, known for scuba diving and whale watching sites

Forester - An English word, forester, meaning a guardian and protector of forests

Outback - Deriving from Australian English, outback is associated with wildlife andunsettled territory

Among others.

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:45 pm
by chicken n waffles
Libra Monkee wrote:Baja - Deriving from Baja California, a vast desert peninsula in Mexico that stretches 1000 miles from the southern border of California, known for scuba diving and whale watching sites
and vast numbers of violent crimes


FT.......W?