
25-04-2009, 02:06 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Swan Hill
Posts: 7,102
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Originally Posted by wavelandscott
Yes, I recently moved (January)...while many of the constellations are the same, they are oriented differently (upside down to you)...or right side up to the way I learned the constellations (I grew up in the USA)...
Depending on where you are in Australia, there are some constellations that I can now see that you can not (and vice versa)...For example, I can now see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor which contains the big and little dipper asterisms...but I can no longer enjoy the Southern Cross...
It is a trade-off. I enjoy any dark sky I can get, but I do miss the "southern" view.
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Awwwwwwww are you ever coming back?
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