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Spot the North Star! Can you find Polaris in the night sky? Test your knowledge with a quick cosmic quiz! #SpaceQuiz #Astronomy #NorthStar #Polaris #Constellation #UrsaMinor #NightSky #SpaceFacts #Science #Education #Space #Universe #Cosmos #quiz #science

Bites before naps!

#UrsaMinor #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

A piebald, polydactyl tabby lying on his side on a green towel. He has a front paw slightly lifted to grab me and his bitey mouth is about to get my hand.

I have two cats. One of them is named Ursa (Minor). You can clearly see why.

#Space #constellation #UrsaMinor #cat #CatsOMastodon #cats #catsofmastodon

A photo of OP's cat superimposed on the Ursa Minor constellation.

Our new #astronomy focused #podcast on #Lynx will be out later this evening (our apologies for the delay)!

In the meantime, you can check out our #astronomy episodes on:

#UrsaMajor : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-major-cosmic-background/

#UrsaMinor : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-minor-cosmic-background/

Or enjoy this #astrophotography of M82 -- a starburst galaxy as seen by the #JWST

📷 : https://flic.kr/p/2pH3auK

#science #Astrodon #Space #constellations

Image of the starburst galaxy M82 from the JWST. Bright stars and dust is visible from the bottom left to top right. The top left and bottom right corners are dark.

My biggest question about #bears after our #astronomy & #mythology episodes on #UrsaMajor & #UrsaMinor was -- did bears ever have tails?!

Answer? Maybe back when Daddy Z was a baby 😂

Listen here for more bear fun: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-bear-creature-corner-plus/

📷 :https://www.extinctanimals.org/extinct-bears

#Zeus #StarLore #constellations #Zoology #Bears #Bear #FunFacts #ExinctAnimals #Animals #GreekMythology #Myths

Image titled with "Extinct Bears" showing images of 17 different extinct bears with their common name and Latin name. A few of the bears have tails, while most do not. A full description of each bear and its name can be found in the toot linked as the source toot.

And this sign further cemented Jordan's pop culture honorable mention 🤩

#ThemePark #Astronomy #Signs #UrsaMajor #UrsaMinor #Bears #Art #HersheyPark #Hershey #Bear

Photograph of the Great Bear rollercoaster sign from Hersheypark. The Text "Great Bear" is in blue and in the center of an oval is the drawing of the night sky with a bear drawn in as a constellation.

Need something chaotic good to listen to today?

This #PopCulture (broadly defined) episode is for you: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursae-pop-culture-superstar/

#podcast #distraction #Humor #ursaMajor #UrsaMinor

🚨 New #Podcast episode is out now!

If you're looking for something silly as you start your #weekend - this one is for you!

Jordan and I laughed a lot while we recorded this one, so join us as we chaotically discuss the "pop culture" of Ursa in honor of our constellations of the month #UrsaMajor and #UrsaMinor

Listen here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursae-pop-culture-superstar/

#constellations #Humor #Podcast #PopCulture

Podcast Cover Art. The background is a gradient from purple to blue with stars scattered throughout There are pine trees along the bottom of the. In yellow text is "Ursae" followed by the following text in grey "Pop Culture Superstar"

New #podcast episode on the #PopCulture (broadly defined) of Ursa drops tomorrow morning!

We had a lot of fun recording this one, so if you're looking for a laugh this weekend, check back here (or wherever you get your fav. podcasts) tomorrow AM: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/

#UrsaMajor #UrsaMinor #Humor #Ursae

Ever wonder why the bears illustrated in #UrsaMajor & #UrsaMinor seem to have tails?!

Well, one of the Greco-Roman myths of this #constellation says that when Daddy Z sought to rescue the bears who had taken care of him as an infant (was it a goat.. was it a bear.. depends who you ask), he grabbed them by their lil tails and swung them into the sky...

For more on the #myths and #StarLore of the Big and Little Dippers, check out our podcast here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursae-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 : Sidney Hall (1825) via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Ursa_Major.jpg

#Astronomy #Space #Storytelling #GreekMythology #GreekMyth #mythology

Star may drawing labeled "Ursa Major." The drawing has a large bear along with the main stars in the constellation Ursa Major. Notably, the bear in the drawing has a long tail. This art was created by Sidney Hall in 1825

We discussed several non-Greco-Roman myths of the constellations Ursa Major & Ursa Minor at the top of our most recent #podcast episode (you can listen here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursae-myths-and-retconstellations/)

But these constellations are kinda iconic!

So, here are some more #myths & #StarLore about these constellations:

🧸 - Ursa Minor: http://judy-volker.com/StarLore/Myths/UrsaMinor.html

🐻 - Ursa Major: http://judy-volker.com/StarLore/Myths/UrsaMajor.html

What's your favorite? How would you ret-constellation the Greco-Roman myth?

#Podcast #StarStories #Constellations #myths #UrsaMajor #UrsaMinor #Storytelling #RetCon #GreekMythology #GreekMyth #Myth #Star #History #

Do you like a #queer #lgbtqia retelling of Greek myths?

Then, you're gonna *love* Jordan's cozy & sweet ret-constellation of the Greco-Roman myth of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (aka the myth of Callisto).

Check out our ret-cons here : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursae-myths-and-retconstellations/

#StarLore #GreekMythology #Storytelling #LGBTQ #GreekMyth #retelling #Mythology #Constellations #UrsaMajor #UrsaMinor

How did Callisto know that Zeus disguised as Artemis wasn't *really* Artemis?!

Well, obviously, it was that the kisses "were not those that virgins give," according to our guy Ovid. 💋

Learn what happens next in the Greco-Roman myth of Ursa Major & Ursa Minor in our newest #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursae-myths-and-retconstellations/

#StarLore #GreekMythology #Myths #Storytelling #StarryTime #GreekMyth #Artemis #Zeus #Callisto #UsraMajor #UrsaMinor #humor

New #podcast is out now!

Join us as we discuss the #myths & #lore of the #constellations Ursa Major & Ursa Minor: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursae-myths-and-retconstellations/

Spoilers:

#GreekMythology #StarLore #UrsaMinor #UrsaMajor #Constellation #Stars #GreekMyth #Zeus #Meme

Image showing an illustration of Zeus pushing aside clouds and holding a thunderbolt from Disney's Hercules. The image resembles an Ancient Greek vase style in the colors black and orange. Text on the image reads "Callisto minding her business - and then along came Zeus!"

Tomorrow morning, our #podcast on the #myths and #lore of the #constellations Ursa Major & Ursa Minor will drop!

We're starting the season strong with some Daddy Z drama!

Keep a look out here & wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/

#GreekMythology #StarLore #UrsaMajor #UrsaMinor #Zeus

Jordan's Gold Star pick for the #constellation #UrsaMajor was... the Hubble Deep Field!

Serious noctcaelador ("emotional attachment to, or adoration of, the night sky" - William E. Kelly)

The Hubble Deep Field was taken in the area of the sky near Delta Ursae Majoris

To learn more about this image & the #astronomy of the #constellation Ursa Major, here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-major-cosmic-background/

📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/opo9601c1/

#astrophotography #Space #Sciece #AstroDon #Astronomy #Hubble #ESA #NightSky #Noctcaelador #GoldStar #UrsaMinor

Hubble Deep Field image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The top right corner is completely black. The rest of the image has a dazzling array of galaxies (spiral, elliptical, lenticular) throughout the image. The background of the entire image is black.

Here is Ursa Minor Dwarf -- my choice for #GoldStar in the #constellation #ursaminor

For more info on what exactly Ursa Minor Dwarf is & why it won my Gold star, check out our #astronomy #podcast on Ursa Minor: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-minor-cosmic-background/

📷 :https://flic.kr/p/2a1nX5y
#AstroDon #astrophotography #Space #Science #UrsaMinorDwarf #Galaxy #Stars

Astrophotography image by Giuseppe Donatiello. The image has a black background with numerous stars of various hues from white to blue to orange across the entire image.

My second runner-up for #GoldStar for #UrsaMinor was R.W. Ursae Minoris -- a cataclysmic variable star system.

What does that mean?! and how could it not win my Gold Star?!

Find out in our #astronomy #podcast episode on #UrsaMinor: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-minor-cosmic-background/

My first runner-up for Gold Star in our #UrsaMinor episode this week was NGC 6251

Here's a #Hubble composite image of the core of this Seyfert 2 AGN radio galaxy located 340
million light years away!

To learn more about NGC 6251 & what earned my Gold Star instead, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-minor-cosmic-background
📷 : https://esahubble.org/images/opo9728b/

#AstroDon #Astronomy #GoldStar #NGC6251 #Astrophotography #Space #Science #NASA #ESA #Hubble #telescope #podcast

Hubble composite image of NGC 6251. The pixelated image is primarily orange-brown with a bright white area in the center. Mostly to the right side of the image is a tail of ultraviolet light (color-coded blue).

Before we get "technical," we always discuss our first impressions of #constellations

For this one, Jordan & I could only see... well, the little dipper!

How about you? Can you get to little bear? Or something else?!

For locating tips & other fun #astronomy facts about #UrsaMinor, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-minor-cosmic-background/

📷: https://www.iau.org/public/images/detail/umi/

#AstroDon #Space #science #IAU #Constellations #Stars #StarLore

#ursaminor

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