What is the story behind Bootes?

What is the story behind Boötes?

The story behind the name: Boötes is said to be one of the most ancient constellations in the sky. An Egyptian legend saw Boötes as a guardian goddess in the form of a Hippopotamus who kept the evil pole stars under control. An Arab legend saw the same pole stars as a flock of sheep herded by Boötes.

What is the story behind Vulpecula?

Vulpecula has no origin in mythology. It first appeared in the star atlas of Johannes Hevelius (1687). He called it Vulpecula & Anser, the Fox and Goose. On some star atlases the Fox and Goose were separated into two, but eventually the Goose was dropped entirely from the sky.

What is Boötes nickname?

Herdsman
Boötes/Names

What color is Boötes?

Arcturus Vitals

Official name Arcturus
Color Reddish orange
Mass 1.0–1.5 M☉
Radius ~25 R☉
Constellation Boötes, the Herdsman

Is there a constellation of a dolphin?

Delphinus (Pronounced /dɛlˈfaɪnəs/ or /ˈdɛlfɪnəs/) is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek word for dolphin (δελφίς).

Who discovered Delphinus?

William Herschel
Delphinus is also home to numerous Deep Sky Objects, like the relatively large globular cluster NGC 6934. Located near Epsilon Delphini, this cluster is roughly 50,000 light years from Earth and was discovered by William Herschel on September 24th, 1785.

What is the name of the goose constellation?

Vulpecula
Vulpecula

Constellation
List of stars in Vulpecula
Genitive Vulpeculae
Pronunciation /vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə/, genitive /vʌlˈpɛkjʊliː/
Symbolism the Fox

Why did Cygnus turn into a swan?

The Mythology of Cygnus Leda was so beautiful that Zeus could not resist her. Zeus knew that as himself he would not be able to win the love of Leda. Instead he took the form of a beautiful swan and eventually won her love.

What is the history of Blue Bell ice cream?

History. Under his leadership, the company expanded its production of ice cream to the surrounding Brenham area and soon became profitable. At his suggestion, the company was renamed Blue Bell Creameries in 1930 after the Texas Bluebell, a wildflower native to Texas, and which like ice cream thrives during the summer.

When did Blue Bell change its name to Blue Bell?

It was in 1930 that the company changed its name to Blue Bell Creameries after the native Texas bluebell wildflower. Butter was produced until 1958 when Blue Bell began to focus full time on making ice cream.

What is blueblue Bell Creameries?

Blue Bell Creameries is an American food company that manufactures ice cream. It was founded in 1907 in Brenham, Texas. For much of its early history, the company manufactured both ice cream and butter locally. In the mid-20th century, it abandoned butter production and expanded to the entire state…

What happened at the Blue Bell factory?

At its main production facility in Brenham, one of its production machines (which produced most of the recalled products) was so contaminated that Blue Bell announced it would permanently stop using the machine, and condensation was also reported in parts of the Brenham facility.