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CanesVenatici--The HuntingDogs

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Title: Canes Venatici--The Hunting Dogs--2009
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 12 X 18
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The constellation was named by Hevelius in the 1700's. It represents Bootes' two hunting dogs Asterion and Chara.

It's actually a disaster of mistranslation: These stars were once part of the constellation Bootes (The Herdsman) They were supposed to be Bootes' staff (shepherds crook), but it translated to "spearshaft with a hook" in Arabic which on the old maps looked a lot like "spearshaft with dogs" so it's been Bootes' dogs ever since.

So here it is: The Hunting dogs which were really supposed to be the shepherds staff.
Image size
1633x3389px 1.02 MB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S2550HD
Shutter Speed
1/111 second
Aperture
F/9.0
Focal Length
17 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
May 22, 2011, 2:29:06 AM
Sensor Size
4mm
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greyfin's avatar
hey, fo a minute or so i thought this was a fractal - great composition.