Comments on: Walking under the Stars http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/ Exploring the heavens Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:45:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: T. Boyd http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/#comment-82 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:55:13 +0000 http://brightmysteries.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-82 (via e-mail:)

I loved your Easter adventure …. It was like walking that dark trail with you.

Johnnie S.

]]> By: Topics about Gallerys » Walking under the Stars http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/#comment-42 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:20:00 +0000 http://brightmysteries.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-42 [...] T. Boyd added an interesting post on Walking under the StarsHere’s a small excerptArc to Arcturus. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem… … [...]

]]> By: T. Boyd http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/#comment-41 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:30:16 +0000 http://brightmysteries.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-41 Thanks, Chandra. You are a good encourager.

Boyd

]]> By: Chandra Tewary http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/#comment-40 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:54:12 +0000 http://brightmysteries.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-40 This episode will motivate readers :-) . I liked the finishing “It gave a new perspective on the 2 mile or so path, a quiet and beautiful memory in my heart.”. Thanks for sacrificing your time and comfort and bringing all these unexplored stuffs to us. I am eagerly waiting for new article authored by you :-) .In fact for Canis word, the scientific name of the domestic dog is Canis Lupis Familiaris where Canis is Family Name; Lupis and Familiaris being Species Name & Sub-Species respectively.

Little bit of google brings following info:
Canis Major is the guard-dog of Orion, following on the heels of its master and standing on its hind legs with Sirius carried in its jaws. Manilius called it “the dog with the blazing face”. Canis Major seems to cross the sky in pursuit of the hare, represented by the constellation Lepus under Orion’s feet.

]]> By: T. Boyd http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/#comment-37 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:12:06 +0000 http://brightmysteries.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-37 Thanks, Michael, and no sleep was sacrificed for this one (and only a little for the other times).

I’m glad you brought up the moon issue. I was going to include that, but didn’t have room for the newspaper article.

I was going to point out that on Passover (Thursday), the moon was full, and rose at sunset. But by Sunday, it would rise 3 or 4 hours after sunset. Thus it would be moonless on most or all of their return trip.

That was what I wanted to experience this particular Easter since Passover fell on Thursday. The moon didn’t rise till 11:20 p.m. EDT, well after my journey was finished.

]]> By: Pastor Michael http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/#comment-36 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:33:00 +0000 http://brightmysteries.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-36 Boyd,

Thanks; as I have told you before, I enjoy these posts a great deal. I love it that you are so passionate as to sacrifice sleep for the sake of your explorations.

For what it’s worth, since by definition Passover always coincides with a full moon, nighttime navigation was a bit easier than at other times.

Blessings,
Michael

]]> By: T. Boyd http://brightmysteries.net/2009/04/15/walking-under-the-stars/#comment-35 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:24:01 +0000 http://brightmysteries.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-35 In the original posting, I misspelled Canis Major as Canus Major. My apologies to (from Wikipedia):
* Larus canus, a medium-sized gull
* Lenothrix canus, an Old World rat
and to Canis, a genus containing 7 to 10 extant species and many extinct species, including dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals.

Boyd

]]>