Constellation legends

 Speaker Profile: Mrs Sheng-yun: Beijing Normal University professor of astronomy, history of astronomy for many years of painstaking research, has achieved fruitful results, with a Our eyes wander among the bright stars, those stars and star magic combination that left us a mysterious constellation of graphics, have been human caused endless reverie and vision. those constellations of images, memories of childhood in the human has left the event in a. and in a few years later, when we re-examine the scientific eye, when the universe, they found that those who sign it once the door of our boarding ladder of the universe.
constellation produced, for The universe is a milestone in human understanding. When you know the sky after the constellation that is beyond understanding, so people used to know the stars season changes. You can come to know through the constellation of changes in seasons, which occur in the summer stars, which star in the winter there, this is very regular, and when people know the signs, he will use to determine the constellation of the season, we Chinese have a very good way is to use the Big Dipper's bucket, then we in the book before the Han Dynasty inside there is recorded: The struggle to which direction to point it, I can know what season. but also in recognition of the sign, so there are many astronomical records, then recorded in the ancient stuff, and now is still the best use of modern astrophysicists information. So, from two sense, the constellation it is produced, for the universe is a milestone in human knowledge.
excavation of the zodiac, or is the understanding of the zodiac, the solar system is opened a milestone in the movement of celestial bodies in the solar system, understanding the process of movement of celestial bodies, it plays a very important role.
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talking about constellations, everyone is familiar with the Star, because you at night looked to the sky look, you'll see a lot of stars. then these stars can cause us a lot of imagination, but, if we ask a question, saying that I know what these signs mean? so in the present case, this constellation is there any value? a problem after that what does that mean? say when we are using telescopes to observe the sky, the time for it, the constellation is not so important. Why? because the sky with a telescope when observing , which is the position of each star, similar to each location on our planet of its latitude, longitude input into it, lose to the computer inside. so that the computer it will command the telescope, point to the star. so long as We know the latitude and longitude of its star, then the use of modern telescopes, it can automatically find the stars.
Having said that, in the era of the telescope, the constellations, its meaning is not so important. but not One reason for this, sign it without charm. because of the constellation now it has become the general public loved a cultural phenomenon. so it should now be said to be linked with the culture thing, it is a relic of history This is a. So in that sense, it has the timeless charm of the constellation. We now talk about constellations, we start talking about its source constellation. in the end to the stars from inside the chaotic day, you can stroke some stars years, then according to its shape to recognize them, so slowly produce the constellation, and are familiar with them down, know down. This, for example, you watch a football game, when football players, because you the team that you like very familiar. then you wear each jersey number which you are very familiar with the players, this is the case, regardless of the presence of the player to move to the ground where he, your eyes are quickly will find the players. By the same token, although many of the stars of heaven. But you after a period of time, you are familiar with the special graphics that after the Star inside, just as you know the 10th player, 八号 players. In this case, You will be inside the stars, look for this pattern composed of a few stars, this is the constellation.
However, the constellation which produced the first time should be traced back to early early. in China in a foreign country, as in China, we can distinguish between the day's stars inside some stars to, and look for what it is, this time dating back to when we say? We can now be traced back at least seven thousand years ago. Why do you say? Puyang in Henan because we excavated a tomb is an ancient tomb of a leader, then inside the tomb, useful clam shells placed into a dragon, a tiger, respectively, left and right in his column. and in the human bones below the surface of his feet is also Dengzhe is composed of the leg bones of a Big Dipper shape. then after a study by experts,UGG boots cheap, the dragon is not an ordinary dragon, is the constellation of the sky. is to say our summer When, in the southern sky that we see the shape of stars, seven thousand years ago in ancient China, it has been considered to be a train. in the winter night, it is the south that we will see a Star white tigers, this white tiger and the dragon full of people's imagination. But in ancient China, at this early time, they already have. In fact, inside the ancient civilized countries, these are the same. For example, in Egypt five thousand years ago the pyramid inside the coffin lid on the coffin unearthed it has the sign on the graphics, for example, like the swan is a swan. like this sign, they say it is very early very early, that is, understanding of the constellation. then China, the dragon constellation time is very early, and I say this is that the people know this constellation in the process, because it is in the Neolithic Age, such a period, so that civilization is undergoing a period of began to recognize the constellation of stars inside. Well, this has very important significance. We think, their thinking with our modern way of thinking is different, because it was the people for the sky with an awe. because they feel that many important things happen from out of the sky, then thought he said there is an invisible force, it is the power of fear, it comes from the sky. So, these signs are often linked just like God. So in China, to said with some tribal totem of the tribe admired something, a tribal totem, also produced inside the constellation. So it is a sign from birth, is to have an important force, people are afraid of it, very afraid . Of course there are some signs that people left a good impression, we now say in this figure, we spring, we can see, I say to you look at this constellation.
then the constellation is called the Great Bear constellation, we Chinese people have long recognized the seven stars. this place has a bucket-like the seven stars, and we do call it the Big Dipper. We all know that Big Dipper, then use the middle of these two Compass stars we can link up to find the North Star. Therefore, we consider stars of the Dipper in the process, played a very important role. But in China, such a constellation, it is called the Big Dipper, in foreign countries, put it into a bear to imagine, is a the shape of bears. We give one such example, that in fact there are many constellations in the sky, it is people continue to accumulate knowledge in the process of down. In different cultures inside, so these stars, which have different name. Since this constellation has been generated, then there is a problem in the following that you have on any evaluation of the constellation. constellation or constellations have occurred in the course of the universe of human knowledge, should be a milestone event. is that when people recognize the constellations of stars, this matter is very important in the history of the universe we know where it should be a landmark event. you light so that you can convince me? why it is a landmark event What is your reason for this, so I am now, to point out two points, to illustrate this matter.
the first point when you realize the sky after the constellation is to know the future, then people will know by this star the seasonal changes. of course, that the seasons change, you know, say that you will feel. the winter cold, summer heat, and that you will feel. so people on the first calendar or the original understanding of the seasons, depends on people feeling, and you see the phenomenon, for example,cheap UGG boots, leaves fall, the leaves grow, the grass grows, the grass brown, and so some of phenological phenomena, it is to feel. In addition, through their own personal experience, too hot a too cold, but this calendar it is unstable. For example, say that this year this spring to hot so early, particularly fast, it said in the spring of this year, due to temperature change, is likely very short, very short . However, this is entirely by people's feelings, this is not reliable, but one thing it can be more reliable, it is the season of the Star is not the same. You can come to know through the constellation of changes in seasons. What are the stars In the summer there, which stars in the winter, this is very regular. When people know the signs, he will use to determine the constellation of the season. We Chinese have a very good way is to use the Big Dipper's bucket, We now see that the Big Dipper's bucket. then we inside the book before the Han Dynasty had recorded, he said, refers to the East the world are shank spring shank guide to the world all summer, all the world shank refers to the West fall shank refers to the North the world are in winter. says that we know the four seasons, they rely on the Big Dipper's bucket put, it points to that direction, I can know what season.