Ursa Major
“A wise friend recently reminded me that ‘goodbye’ is the price we pay for every ‘hello.’ This painful inevitability feels as old as the stars themselves.Our ancestors told their stories of joy and sorrow in the sky. Great heroes and legends are enshrined in the constellations we recognize today. And while the International Astronomical Union has decreed 88 constellations with set names, there’s no rule that says you can’t create your own star patterns or asterisms for significant and poignant events. It’s something I did to memorialize a significant death. ...”
The Big Dipper is a well-known asterism, but any pattern of stars can make up a star pattern.
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