There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow!
While in Chicago over the Christmas period, I visited the Adler Planetarium. Despite the fact that I almost always prefer to be outside rather in an museum, I learnt one or two things here that pleased me.
The most important was that I learnt how to find “Orion”. I realise that most of you are able to identify any number of constellations, but you must remember how it felt to “find” your first one – I am filled with delight every time I see it now.
As it happens, in the early evening you can also see taurus at the moment (if you are in the Northern hemisphere).
I have taken this image from Utah Skies
She swallowed the cow to catch the dog …
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat …
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider…
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don’t know why she swallowed that fly—
Perhaps she’ll die.
I’m thrilled that you have found Orion at your relatively advanced age :) I was fortunate enough to have grown up in the darkness of the country and was familiar with Orion and nearby constrellations (Taurus, Auriga, Gemini, Leo) as they are usually high in the sky well before bedtime in the northern hemisphere. And if anyone is out there looking, this part of the sky is currently a real treat, with Mars in Gemini and Saturn in Leo.
Today I went to the library and they were having a booksale. Amongst these books was “The Monthly Sky Guide” (by Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion) which I bought for 50 p! Very pleasing. The planet information will of course be outdated, but I assume that the star positions will be correct?