The Strangest Names in the Sky | July 24 - July 30
ZUBEN-EL-SHAL-GHEN WHAT?
OH!
HI STAR FAM TRACE HERE!
TRYING TO NAIL THIS PRONUNCIATION OF THESE TWO STAR NAMES.
LEMME SHOW YOU HIT THE DARKNESS JUST AFTER SUNSET ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK.
LOOK SOUTH FOR RED ANTARES AND BLUE SPICA IF YOU MADE A THICK LINE LIKE A HIGHLIGHTER BETWEEN THE TWO YOU'LL SEE TWO SEMI-BRIGHT STARS WITH SOME OF THE STRANGEST SOUNDING NAMES IN THE HEAVENS OK THEY ARE: ZUBENESCHAMALI AND ZUBENELGENUBI.
YES!!!
OKAY SO, THESE TWO ARE THE HANGY BITS OF LIBRA THE SCALES!
THE THING IS, ZUBENESCHAMALI MEANS 'THE NORTHERN CLAW' AND ZUBENELGENUBI MEANS 'THE SOUTHERN CLAW' IN ARABIC.
THERE ARE NO CLAWS IN SCALES!!
SEE THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO THEY WERE THE CLAWS OF THE SCORPION, BUT JULIUS CAESAR AND HIS CRONIES CAME ALONG AND LOPPED THEM OFF AND RENAMED THEM LIBRA THE SCALES FOR THE SYMBOL OF ROMAN JUSTICE.
SHOW YOUR FRIENDS AND TRY TO SAY ZUBENELGENUBI; KEEP LOOKING UP!
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