[Magdalen] Astronomers in the the pub?

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Mon Oct 12 19:49:16 UTC 2015


You might look at flags of some of the southern hemisphere countries for
inspiration. I believe those of  Brazil and Australia both feature the
constellation.

On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Charles Wohlers <
charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:

> Size would necessarily have to be measured in degrees. Space.com has info
> on the Southern Cross:
>
> "From top to bottom, Crux measures just 6 degrees — only a little taller
> than the distance between the pointer stars of the Big Dipper. (Reminder:
> Your clenched fist held at arm's length is 10 degrees wide.) In fact, the
> Southern Cross is the smallest (in area) of all the constellations."
>
> Don't see anything on the "Northern Cross" (Cygnus), but it appears to be
> a good deal larger.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Lynn Ronkainen
> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 2:40 PM
> To: M list
> Subject: [Magdalen] Astronomers in the the pub?
>
> I'm doing some research for a stole and wonder if anyone knows how the
> 'size' of the constellation 'Southern Cross' compares to the image often
> called Northern Cross (which is inside of the constellation that is a
> goose,
> IIRC).
>
>
> Lynn
>
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