Saturday, June 19, 2010

horse and rider

A horse and rider gallop high across the north on summer evenings. They form the middle of the Big Dipper's handle. They are the stars Mizar and Alcor. Mizar is the brighter of the two, with Alcor just a whisker away. They are so close together that many long-ago skywatchers thought of them as a horse and rider.

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