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Originally Posted by aurora
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Originally Posted by Brady Yoon
I'm having trouble remembering where some constellations are, especially the obscure zodiac ones... How do you guys remember them?
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One word, planisphere.
Use it to get your bearings, and as a reminder of what is in that empty space right there (points to area with a scattering of dim stars).
H.A. Rey in The Stars had a handy Mnemonic for the zodiac:
ram bull twins crab liverish, scaley scorpions are good waterfish. |
Aurora snatched my idea
:x , only I was going to couch it in the famous line from "The Graduate"............Ben...Ben...Ben....I've got one word for you. Planisphere.
Oh well. Aurora was faster on the draw than I. #-o