Why Look! There's the Little Dipper....

When I was little, in the night sky, I would often catch a wondering glimpse of the Constellation Orion. I didn't know it was named Orion and, in fact, I had thought the three belt stars were the bottom of the upside down cup of the Little Dipper. Coupled with the Orion Nebulae (M42) as a handle, it suited my purposes just fine.

So please accept my apologies Mintaka, Alnilam, Alnitak, and M42.


These earthly godfathers of Heaven's lights, that give a name to every fixed star,
have no more profit of their shining nights than those that walk and know not what they are.
~ William Shakespeare

There is something that leads us out of innocence, that we all seem to resist. Even though growing up isn't so bad, it isn't always so easy either.