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Kids and constellations
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01/18/2019 01:34 PM
01/18/2019 01:34 PM
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In our several trips to BVI, we always had our kid(s) along. A cool thing for them, and for me, was to keep an eye on Orion's Belt, since its so easily recognizable and fairly low in the southern sky, roughly how far above the southern horizon it is at home, and then when we got to the BVI, observe how much farther above the horizon it is. It helped them picture where we were on the earth and the relation to the stars, and a sort of connection to home, especially looking at it when we returned.
Now, kids gone, we are hoping to get back down there, its winter and Orion's Belt is up, it is like a siren's song calling me back to the BVI! Time to head back to the islands...
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