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Stellarium is wonderful. My favourite feature is the ability to change sky culture. The Japanese one is so strange and poetic. A single band of small constellat
by nanna 3y ago
Stellarium is wonderful. My favourite feature is the ability to change sky culture. The Japanese one is so strange and poetic. A single band of small constellations that crosses the sky like a vertical line of Kanji and includes constellations with names like 'emptiness'.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoIndeed. Though it was a bit of a shock in an/the Arabic sky culture to find one of their constellations called "Woman chained to a post"!
- loloquwowndueo 3y agoDoes the Greek/western Andromeda constellation shock you equally? Because that’s what it is as well.
- antognini 3y agoThat whole region of the sky is quite impressive, because along with Andromeda chained to the rock, there is Cetus, the sea-monster, approaching to devour her; Perseus, the hero, flying to her rescue; Pegasus, the winged horse upon which Perseus is flying; Cepheus, Andromeda's father; and Cassiopeia, Andromeda's mother, whose actions set the whole story in motion.
- bluish29 3y agoI think a more accurate translation will be chained woman. At least the name used in Arabic culture [1]. [1] https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/المرأة_المسلسلة_(كوكبة) https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/المرأة_المسلسلة_(كوكبة)
- pengaru 3y ago> Though it was a bit of a shock in an/the Arabic sky culture to find one of their constellations called "Woman chained to a post"! Welcome to mythology, no need to portray this as a uniquely Arabic horror. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Chained_to_the_Rocks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Chained_to_the_Rocks
- huytersd 3y agoOr a horror at all.