Astronomy OWLs (CORRECTIONS)
Lady Macbeth
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Fri Oct 22 20:36:39 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 116242
Someone IMd me while I was out today and pointed out something that
should have been obvious but that I missed in my half-functioning
state of mind - the OWLs would have been in 1996, since they were in June.
That said, it doesn't change a whole lot for the sky observations.
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"When they reached the top of the Astronomy Tower at eleven o'clock
they found a perfect night for stargazing, cloudless and still. The
grounds were bathed in silvery moonlight, and there was a slight chill
in the air."
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This would NO LONGER be accurate. The moon was rising as a crescent
moon in the early morning hours, approximately 1:30 AM - well after
the OWL would have concluded, not before it started.
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Orion would not have been visible. On this date (and for quite a
while surrounding this date) Orion was rising during the daylight
hours, approximately 7:00 AM. Prominent constellations that would
have been visible for Harry would have been Virgo, Leo (very nicely
sat on the horizon), Pegasus, Ophiuchus and the circumpolar
constellations.
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This didn't change. Orion rose about 6:30 AM - all of the
constellations would have been rising slightly off the original mark -
Leo was just exactly on the horizon.
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Venus was also not visible. Venus was the "Morning Star" during this
time, rising around 3:00 AM.
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Venus was still not visible. Venus is still the "Morning Star", but
it rose around 4:30 AM.
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"Harry looked down at his own and noticed that he had mislabelled
Venus as Mars. He bent to correct it."
Probably should have left it. ~_^ Mars was visible during this time,
shining nicely at Leo's feet. :)
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Mars was NOT visible at this time. Mars was rising in the early
morning (approx 3:00 AM) with the constellation Taurus.
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto would have been visible, with
Jupiter being by far the most bright.
Hopefully my brain doesn't puke out on obvious dates again while I'm
doing the rest of my Astronomy analysis.
-Lady Macbeth
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