http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlVNod_krsM > > Bob Christ wrote: >> For many years I fondly associated the term “Southern Cross” as being >> something distant and adventuresome, my thinking incited by my exposure >> to the term's use in film; I simply liked the sound of the name. >> >> Years ago I attended a cruise ship lecture about the Southern sky while >> sailing the waters of French Polynesia and learned the Southern Cross is >> a recognizable object in the sky; this before I became actively engaged >> in astronomy. > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.