Stories of the night sky
I find the study of the heavens to be, well, heavenly.
There is nothing so fascinating as the whole universe.
There's the beauty of looking up at the night sky and
seeing a whole host of stars and constellations. Then
there's the mythology and the intrigue of knowing that
our ancestors encoded vast sets of knowledge into stories
that are embedded in the very patterns we see above our
heads each clear night. The feeling of wonder and
amazement can't be rivaled.
Stellarium
A great piece of software to view the night sky when you
can't make it outside is Stellarium. It's a free open
source program which can help guide you in the knowledge of
which stars are which. And which aren't stars at all, but planets.
Stellarium can help you identify the constellations
and even find deep sky objects. It's available
across all platforms from Windows and Mac OS to Linux and
even Android and iOS.
