tfm@europe.pubM to Memes@europe.pubEnglish · 10 months agoAncient Greeks 2500 years agoeurope.pubimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoActually it looks more or less the same if a bit brighter, you can’t see a bear there no matter how hard you try.
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-210 months agoThat’s because the ‘dipper’ is only a part of the bear - ursa major proper has quite a few more stars in it. Though, not disagreeing, it’s a real stretch to describe it as truly “bear shaped” (Ursa Minor is even less reasonable)
Actually it looks more or less the same if a bit brighter, you can’t see a bear there no matter how hard you try.
That’s because the ‘dipper’ is only a part of the bear - ursa major proper has quite a few more stars in it. Though, not disagreeing, it’s a real stretch to describe it as truly “bear shaped” (Ursa Minor is even less reasonable)