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research constellations #11

Open michelle-aubrecht opened 12 years ago

michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

Constellations from an existing native tribe – find and decide (sampler platter of constellations from various tribes)

tayres commented 12 years ago

My mistake... Still trying to get used to github.

On Dec 10, 2011, at 1:14 PM, michelle-aubrechtreply@reply.github.com wrote:

why is this closed?

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/earthworksbuilder/neh.prototype/issues/11#issuecomment-3092127

michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

good - or bad - maybe you did already! right???

I figured out how to reopen it.

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On Dec 10, 2011, at 2:56 PM, tayres wrote:

My mistake... Still trying to get used to github.

  • Tyler

On Dec 10, 2011, at 1:14 PM, michelle-aubrechtreply@reply.github.com wrote:

why is this closed?

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/earthworksbuilder/neh.prototype/issues/11#issuecomment-3092127

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michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

I have found a few articles and identified some constellations. What do we want to do with this?

michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

List of constellations identified using colored dots on the star map. Each of these is saved on a separate layer in Photoshop and can be exported as individual image files with alpha channel.

What is the best way to use this information? An animation of the star becoming brighter and showing how the constellation is connected is needed. The one's identified are the European/Greek constellations. I have a list of possible N.A. ones to use that use the same constellations or are part of the constellations.

We need to discuss how many, how they will be used, and decide which ones are best. Christine and I could make the choices about which N.A. stories/constellations to use.

michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-walk-for-ipad-interactive/id363486802?mt=8

sky walk for iPad - interactive astronomy guide

michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

Milky Way North Star Big Dipper Pleiades Orion Tarus northern crown summer triangle little dipper Herdsman/archurus Venus - Morning Star?

michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

This is a mixture—I tried to stay with the Northweast tribes but not enough information to cover 8 constellations. So see what you think.

Milky Way Path Morning Star—Huron, Chippewa, Delaware p. 40-41 North Star—the Star that never moves, Cherokee p.47 Big Dipper—Big Bear—Micmac story p.36-37, 38-39 Pleiades — Onondaga P. 46 There they dwell in Peace Orion —Mountain Sheep P.127 Northern Paiute Tarus northern crown or the Delaware p. 55 with the Big Dipper summer triangle little dipper —Three Hunter p.40 Herdsman/archurus Venus - Morning Star?--P. 51-52 Iroquois

michelle-aubrecht commented 12 years ago

http://media.skysurvey.org/interactive360/index.html

http://skysurvey.org/

http://www.eso.org/public/ & http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0932a/

images of the Milky Way