Boötes is the Arctophylax

Written by thehouseofvines

I’m currently reading a couple articles y’all might find interesting. First, a general overview of Boötes and its related constellations, and secondly E. Antonello’s suggestion that roughly 5,000 years ago Ursa Major and Minor appeared closer to Boötes than they presently do.

8 thoughts on “Boötes is the Arctophylax”

Marcus Herminius says:

11/27/2021 at 10:04 PM

I knew all the boot references were about Boötes lol

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1. thehouseofvines says:
  
  11/27/2021 at 10:08 PM
  
  Good eye ;)
  
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  1. Marcus Herminius says:
    
    11/27/2021 at 10:24 PM
    
    I know you too well to not notice when you set up a pattern lol
    
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wynndark says:

11/29/2021 at 5:13 PM

Here I was wondering why a failed apprenticeship to a cobbler was coming up…not that it’s going to stop me mind. But this certainly makes more sense than that!

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1. thehouseofvines says:
  
  11/30/2021 at 9:17 PM
  
  That sounds like the beginning of a cool fairy tale.
  
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  1. wynndark says:
    
    12/05/2021 at 9:54 PM
    
    I just might have to run with that idea.
    
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Xenophon says:

12/02/2021 at 3:54 AM

So I found out something interesting to add to this… This month (Early December), there is a huge comet (Comet Leonard) that will be in the early morning skies just before sunrise…and it’s located near Arcturus at the bottom of Boötes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMiLUB-skEg

I wonder if it’s a sign.

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1. thehouseofvines says:
  
  12/02/2021 at 5:15 AM
  
  That was an interesting video. I don’t know if it’s a sign, but the Romans would likely have interpreted it that way.
  
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