Friday, October 30, 2009

demon star rises

A demon star rises in the northeast around sunset tonight: Algol, in the constellation Perseus. Its name comes from the Arabic name Ra's al Ghul, "the demon's head." The Greeks called the star Medusa, after a menacing creature whose hair was a mass of writhing snakes.

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill

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