tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2723477439751190802..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Duck! It's Betelgeuse!Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70128413442934006262020-01-05T20:09:02.627-08:002020-01-05T20:09:02.627-08:00Also that. No, it's really dimmed! Everywhere!...Also that. No, it's really dimmed! Everywhere!<br />Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90386214109579216842020-01-05T19:45:28.707-08:002020-01-05T19:45:28.707-08:00I presume Betelgeuse is not just dimmer in the cit...I presume Betelgeuse is not just dimmer in the cities that have more pollution and nightlights? Guess that's another point of view thingie.Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57122994203338543732020-01-05T11:06:53.039-08:002020-01-05T11:06:53.039-08:00:):)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59502148535222649552020-01-05T09:33:47.132-08:002020-01-05T09:33:47.132-08:00At least that once.At least that once.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54389175183806716762020-01-05T09:33:28.728-08:002020-01-05T09:33:28.728-08:00You are right, too. It has gone from being in the ...You are right, too. It has gone from being in the top ten brightest stars to somewhere past 20th, just in the last month.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83035985001070335982020-01-05T09:32:45.138-08:002020-01-05T09:32:45.138-08:00The mind founders with the possibilities.The mind founders with the possibilities.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57110039176842078822020-01-05T09:32:12.950-08:002020-01-05T09:32:12.950-08:00I had to Google the pronunciation to make sure, bu...I had to Google the pronunciation to make sure, but apparently it really is pronounced "Beetlejuice!"Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52871326914135353822020-01-05T08:21:47.316-08:002020-01-05T08:21:47.316-08:00He was a philosopher?He was a philosopher?Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-842456634432004792020-01-04T19:40:38.896-08:002020-01-04T19:40:38.896-08:00I don't look at the stars enough to know where...I don't look at the stars enough to know where Orion is in my little patch of sky, but I remember Betelguese being the first star name I ever learned and that it was red.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27069012758820975102020-01-04T18:10:53.284-08:002020-01-04T18:10:53.284-08:00Orion's scabbard must be a hindrance to some m...Orion's scabbard must be a hindrance to some manoeuvres.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18257852565593696862020-01-04T16:52:25.562-08:002020-01-04T16:52:25.562-08:00And here I thought you were posting about a Tim Bu...And here I thought you were posting about a Tim Burton movie :) <br /><br />I like the thought of Orion being Mildred instead! Gotta admit, though, the only constellation that makes sense to me is the Big Dipper.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8985416904595965522020-01-04T13:49:40.294-08:002020-01-04T13:49:40.294-08:00You start!You start!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46919689137881705842020-01-04T10:43:09.345-08:002020-01-04T10:43:09.345-08:00Thank you for Mildred. I will laugh every time I s...Thank you for Mildred. I will laugh every time I see her. Maybe we could name all the Northern Hemisphere constellations for women. The mind is already churning out possibilities.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26330898082824626652020-01-04T10:35:57.930-08:002020-01-04T10:35:57.930-08:00I feel sorry that such a learned man as yourself m...I feel sorry that such a learned man as yourself must pipe down so as not to be lumped with the patriarchy. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82335662664771894762020-01-04T10:27:15.306-08:002020-01-04T10:27:15.306-08:00Never are my rudimentary "don't mansplain...Never are my rudimentary "don't mansplain!" muscles more tested than when I refrain from correcting people about Which Mountain That Is. Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54022758116014466932020-01-04T09:38:27.628-08:002020-01-04T09:38:27.628-08:00I like living in a city, but I sure wish we could ...I like living in a city, but I sure wish we could have stars too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47222525987362077972020-01-04T09:37:02.482-08:002020-01-04T09:37:02.482-08:00One-armed Fanny?One-armed Fanny?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51813224717213574172020-01-04T08:19:13.335-08:002020-01-04T08:19:13.335-08:00Whoever interpreted random stars in the sky as god...Whoever interpreted random stars in the sky as gods, bears, and kitchen utensils had WAY more imagination than I do. Okay, maybe the Big Dipper looks like a 3-quart All-Clad saucepan NOW, when there is so much light pollution that we see fewer stars.... But back then, when there were a myriad of stars, surely it must have required serious drugs to see pictures in all of that randomness.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52477784622832557652020-01-04T05:14:33.303-08:002020-01-04T05:14:33.303-08:00Ah, yes, Mildred. That's why I didn't unde...Ah, yes, Mildred. That's why I didn't understand anything you were saying about Orion. It's not Orion; it's good old Mildred. What would she be if her shoulder flares up.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743115941978474464noreply@blogger.com