[Magdalen] Astronomers in the the pub?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

...well there's always "Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young as 
well (my ear worm as I was attempting to research)

L

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 4:33 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Astronomers in the the pub?

> And now, thanks to all of this, I have an earworm...."Beneath the Southern
> Cross" from Richard Rodgers' magnificent "Victory at Sea". Oh well, it
> could be worse!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDuQp_AfVJk
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Brian! your detail is appreciated. I looked online and could not
>> seem to discern the size comparison.  Lucky you to have been able to see
>> the Southern Cross!
>>
>> peace
>> Lynn
>>
>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>
>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
>> not
>> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave 
>> me."
>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
>> by Richard Rohr
>>
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>> From: "Brian Reid" <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 3:56 PM
>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Astronomers in the the pub?
>>
>> I've stood on the beach in New Zealand and Chile and looked up at the
>>> Southern Cross.
>>> I've stood on the beach in Maine and Maryland looked up at the "Northern
>>> Cross".
>>> There is no comparison. The Southern Cross is four very bright stars 
>>> that
>>> feel like they belong together. It's impossible to miss.
>>> The "Northern Cross" is six stars, only one of which is at all bright,
>>> that requires some training to perceive as belonging together.
>>>
>>> The angle subtended by the major axis of the "Northern Cross" is about 4
>>> times as big as that of the Southern Cross, which means that the 
>>> Southern
>>> Cross is "smaller".
>>>
>>
>>