Monty by Jim Meddick for August 24, 2022

How can Moondog see anything at night with those sunglasses?

The Dippers do look like dippers but not at all like bears.

The North Star, looks like a north star.

The people who wrote Curious George (H.A. and Margret Rey) wrote a book about the constellations called “The Stars: A New Way to See Them” that includes pictures that actually make it understandable why each one is called what it is. It’s a neat book!

This guy must fun with Rorschach tests.

Well, that makes the whole camping trip worth it!

Sagittarius looks like a coffee pot.

I couldn’t see the constellations at all as a kid. I had trouble even finding the Dippers. The reason was that there were so many stars visible that I couldn’t identify the ones that counted.

I’d rather look at the clouds and imagine what they might be, fewer mosquitos.

Next he’ll be pointing out the Big Diaper.

Makes as much sense as the “real” constellations.

What’s puzzling to me is that they didn’t mention “climate change”.I looked at the stars last nite, climate change.

Smartest point Monty has made in ages.

It’s sad that there is so much light pollution that very few stars are visible.

Constellation are about a scientific as pareidolia with clouds.

Seeing a centaur shooting an arrow from 8 or 9 dots is pretty amazing, but it seems more amazing that the idea stuck for centuries. What does it take to become a part of human consciousness? To write a hit song or book? What sticks?

Besides the dippers, an easier one to see is Orion (during the right time of the year.)

Yeah. It does take some imagination…..

You see what you see (except if you live in an urban area where terrestrial lighting obscures the stars), but conventional names do make common communication easier….