https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl Astronomy Padlet Project en-us 2020-08-03 18:30:53 UTC 2025-10-11 04:12:07 UTC hello@padlet.com ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043559295 2020-12-28 02:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043559295 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043560925 This image is a drawing from the Prussian astronomer Al-Sufi who drew Orion as a warrior from around 940-980 AD. This image is particularly interesting because it's so different from more modern images of Orion as a hunter. It helps to illustrate the ways in which different cultures visualized a great hunter or warrior.
(Source: "The Orion Nebula - Where in History is it?", http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1984QJRAS..25...65H/0000073.000.html )]]> 2020-12-28 02:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043560925 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043562468 This image is a star chart from Soo-Chow China from around 1193. The drawing is a very detailed mapping of the stars in the night sky, including 28 constellations and 283 figures. This image is relevant to showing how different cultures mapped the sky and represented the different constellations.
(Source: http://www.chinesehsc.org/chinese_astronomy.shtm)]]> 2020-12-28 02:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043562468 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043565087 2020-12-28 02:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043565087 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043567888 2020-12-28 02:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043567888 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043573166 2020-12-28 02:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043573166 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043588114 2020-12-28 03:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043588114 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043598035 In both the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer, there is mention of Orion. In the Iliad, Orion is mentioned in reference to the shield of Achilles who had all of the constellations depicted on his shield. In the Odyssey, Orion is mentioned when Odysseus is sailing and watching the night sky for navigation.

Homer's mention of Orion and of the constellations in general shows that Orion has been named and known since at least around the time Homer was alive, around 12-8 BC. This means that Orion's mythology is very old and his story has been passed down and persistent through many generations. The context in which Orion is mentioned in the Odyssey is also interesting because it shows that people had been using the stars as a navigation tool.

(Source: "Astronomy and Constellations in the Iliad and Odyssey", http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/2011JAHH...14...22T/0000025.000.html)]]> 2020-12-28 03:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043598035 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043601745 2020-12-28 03:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043601745 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043603322 "The Star Splitter" by Robert Frost is a poem that details a story of a man named Brad who burnt down his farm in order to get insurance money to buy a telescope and look at the stars. The poem opens with a passage spoken by Brad about how every time Orion comes up at night, he's watching Brad farm and making fun of him for doing tasks at night that should have been done during the day. Throughout the poem, the reader learns of Brad's love of watching the stars and staring into the night sky. At the end of the poem, the author admits that he too enjoys looking at the stars even though in doing so he learns nothing more about our position or purpose in the universe. 

Even though this poem doesn't focus entirely on Orion, I really liked it and thought it was significant in the discussion of astronomy in general. The poem was published in 1923, a while after all of the constellations were mapped. However, the poem still conveys a sense of wonder with looking at the stars which is something that seems to be consistent across eras and places. ]]> 2020-12-28 03:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043603322 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043604934 This song is a love song where the singer uses imagery of Orion throughout the song. The singer describes seeing the three stars of Orion's belt in the sky and asks about what Orion is carrying in his left hand. 

"Tu Cinturón" was written in 2015 in Mexico. The band, Los Rumberos, sing in the genre of pop and rumba. This is significant because the song is very modern and recent yet still draws heavily on imagery of Orion illustrating the persistence of Orion's significance over time and through cultures. 

]]> 2020-12-28 03:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043604934 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043607894 "The Arms of Orion" is another love song that describes two lovers who have been separated and long for each other. In the song, Prince describes how he looks up to the stars to find comfort knowing the stars are shining on them both. Additionally, he describes wanting the be "in the arms of Orion" with his lover. 

This song was released in 1989 and was in the soundtrack to the Batman movie. The lyrics to the song are really interesting because they mention how the stars connect people since everyone can look up and see them. This concept is interesting and demonstrates the universality of the stars and constellations.]]> 2020-12-28 03:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043607894 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043610458 2020-12-28 03:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043610458 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043619485 2020-12-28 03:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043619485 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043620598 2020-12-28 03:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1043620598 ocallaghant4 https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1044159746 2020-12-28 14:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ocallaghant4/x3bksttajba86akl/wish/1044159746