8. Once again, the arrow head of time can be imagined as a nut, planted beyond Gemini:
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| Ka4-4 (*130) |
Ka4-5 |
Ka4-6 (68) |
| π¹ Ursa Majoris, δ Hydrae (129.6), Al Minhar al Shujā, Museida (129.9), Beehive (130.4) |
Ascellus Borealis (130.9), η Hydrae (131.0), Ascellus Australis (131.4) |
ε Hydrae (131.9), ι Cancri (132.0), ρ Hydrae (132.4) |
| 'July 29 |
'30 |
'31 (212) |
| Alhena 8 (74) |
9 |
10 |
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| Ka4-7 |
Ka4-8 (70) |
Ka4-9 |
Ka4-10 (*136) |
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ζ Hydrae (134.1) |
Acubens, Talitha Borealis (135.0) |
ρ Ursa Majoris (135.6), ν Cancri (136.0), Talitha Australis (136.1) |
| 'August 1 |
' 2 (214) |
'3 |
'4 |
| Alhena 11 (77) |
12 |
13 |
Murzim 1 (80) |
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| Ka4-11 (73) |
Ka4-12 |
Ka4-13 |
| ω Hydrae (136.8), σ¹ Ursa Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri (137.3), Alsuhail (137.5) |
σ² Ursa Majoris (137.6), τ Ursa Majoris (137.7), ξ Cancri (137.8) |
Miaplacidus (139.3) |
| '9h (137.0) |
'August 6 |
'7 |
| Murzim 2 (81) |
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4 |
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| Ka4-14 (*140) |
Ka4-15 (77) |
Ka4-16 |
Ka5-1 |
| Tureis (139.8) |
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Al Minhar al Asad (141.6), Alphard (142.3) |
ω Leonis (142.6), τ¹ Hydrae (142.7), Alterf, τ² Hydrae (143.4) |
| 'August 8 |
'9 |
'10 (222) |
'11 |
| Murzim 5 |
6 (85) |
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The first Cancer star is Heap of Fuel (μ) and the last in our list is ξ (like another 'button' for closing). Cancer unlike Gemini stretches only for about 1h:
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| Ka3-15 (*120) |
Ka3-16 |
Ka3-17 |
Ka3-18 (59) |
Ka3-19 (*124) |
| χ Carinae (119.9) |
Jīxīn (120.7), Naos (121.3) |
π Gemini (121.5), Heap of Fuel (122.1) |
φ Gemini (123.0), Tegmine (123.3) |
Al Tarf (124.3) |
| 'July 19 (200) |
'20 |
'8h (121.7) |
'22 |
'23 (204) |
| Heka 11 (64) |
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13 |
Alhena 1 |
2 (68) |
| 12 |
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| Ka4-11 (73) |
Ka4-12 |
Ka4-13 |
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ω Hydrae (136.8), σ¹ Ursa Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri (137.3), Alsuhail (137.5) |
σ² Ursa Majoris (137.6), τ Ursa Majoris (137.7), ξ Cancri (137.8) |
Miaplacidus (139.3) |
| 12 |
'9h (137.0) |
'August 6 |
'7 |
| Murzim 2 (81) |
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Hydra, in contrast, stretches very long ahead and the stars Miaplacidus and Tureis - who were rising alone in their days at Ka4-13--14 - will remind us of the Argo ship, far down at the bottom of the Sea:
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The first Carina star in my list is Canopus (α) and the last is Tureis (ε), but there are more which I have not yet listed:
I suspect the Ship at the bottom has gone down by way of the Milky River. When a new ruler is born the old one has to go away, down the river:
... The trunk is then uprooted and split into faggots which are added to the flames. The twelve merry-men rush in a wild figure-of-eight dance around the fires, singing ecstatically and tearing at the flesh with their teeth. The bloody remains are burnt in the fire, all except the genitals and the head. These are put into an alder-wood boat and floated down the river to an islet ...
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