Randy "ZZ" Muller wrote:
> Bob Czerwinski wrote:
> > 1. Which constellation's figure was a symbol of astronomers
> > in ancient Egypt?
> Orion?
Nope. Hint: You'll need to head further south!
> > 2. In the constellation Delphinus, what's the story behind
> > the names for Alpha Delphini - Sualocin, and Beta Delphini
> > - Rotanev?
>
> They are Nicolaus Venator's names spelled backwards. I have
> no idea who he was, though.
You got it! Nicolaus Venator is the Latinized name of the Italian
observer Niccolo Cacciatore, assistant to well-known Giuseppe Piazzi,
the director of the Palermo Observatory.
> > 3. Which constellation is the sixth most extensive
> > constellation in the sky? Hint: What did this constellation
> > have to do with Phaethon and Helios?
>
> Eridanus? It's all Greek to me.
Correctomundo! Care to take a stab at the Phaethon/Helios connection?
...Bob...