I have been a bad blogger recently and not been posting as regularly as I'd like. Either I haven't been doing anything interesting to post about or I haven't managed to take photos of what I've been doing. So today, I'm cheating a little and posting some photos taken by my Darling Husband.
When we first met I was really attracted to my husband's love of the stars. He'd point out different stars in the sky, telling me their names and the legends behind them. It was very romantic! He loves taking pictures of the night sky and this weekend was very clear and he managed to get some pretty good shots.
In this picture, just between the trees, you can see clearly the constellation of the Corona Borealis (northern crown). The main stars form a semi-circular arc and in Greek mythology represent the crown belonging to Ariadne, daughter of King Minos of Crete.
The cluster of stars you can see in this shot is the Pleiades or 'Seven Sisters.' In Greek mythology the seven sisters were the seven daughters of Atlas.
A view of Perugia by night from behind our house.
Have a good week x x
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5 comments:
I love the first picture its quite surreal - Perugia looks very beautiful by night.x
Dear Sarah, pictures are amazing! i love looking into the stars, but here in London it's difficult. Just like Carrie in Sex and the City said that in New York you don't see stars, only street lights. But when I'm at home in Poland I always look up to the sky :) Makes me wonder... I hope that one day I'll have a telescope - Boyfriend is very keen on having one so convincing him is not a problem. :) xox
Gorgeous, gorgeous pics Sarah! I love the first one and what a fabulous view of Perugia you have...WOW! Hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Hugs to you ~ Txx
Oh my heavens! I can't believe how clear the sky is, it's fantastic!
I followed the link to this post from your seven links posts. I'm so impressed with your husband's photos. I tried to take pictures of the moon which is a whole lot bigger and more detailed than a sky filled with stars and they aren't nearly as good as his. Interesting constellations - I hadn't heard of those ones (maybe we don't see them here in Canada or maybe I just haven't heard of them).
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