3. When searching for star names in Allen I decided to add Kwan Wei (Chinese for Bright Fire, λ) and Tsih Tsin (Chinese for Heap of Fuel, μ). Thus there are 10 more stars to consider:
| μ |
08h 07m 45.84s |
08h 07.764m |
123.1 |
| ζ |
08h 12m 12.71s |
08h 12.212m |
124.3 |
| β |
08h 16m 30.9s |
08h 16.291m |
125.3 |
| λ |
08h 20m 32.15s |
08h 20.536m |
126.4 |
| θ |
08h 31m 35.77s |
08h 31.596m |
129.2 |
| η |
08h 32m 42.52s |
08h 32.709m |
129.5 |
| ι |
08h 46m 41.83s |
08h 46.697m |
133.0 |
| Acubens |
08h 58m 29.20s |
08h 58.487m |
136.0 |
| ν |
09h 02m 44.27s |
09h 02.378m |
137.0 |
| κ |
09h 07m 44.82s |
09h 07.747m |
138.3 |
| ξ |
09h 09m 21.53s |
09h 09.359m |
138.8 |
|
The 9th hour: |
|
Naos |
ζ Puppis |
2.21 |
39° 52′ S |
08h 02m |
122.3 |
530.3 |
|
Heap of Fuel |
μ Cancri |
5.30 |
21° 35′ N |
08h 05m |
123.1 |
531.1 |
|
Tegmine |
ζ Cancri |
4.67 |
17° 39′ N |
08h 10m |
124.3 |
532.3 |
|
Al Tarf |
β Cancri |
3.53 |
09° 11′ N |
08h 14m |
125.3 |
533.3 |
|
Bright Fire |
λ Cancri |
5.92 |
24° 01′ N |
08h 18m |
126.4 |
534.4 |
| |
ο Ursa Majoris |
3.35 |
60° 43′ N |
08h 26m |
128.4 |
536.4 |
|
|
θ Cancri |
5.33 |
18° 06′ N |
08h 29m |
129.2 |
537.2 |
|
|
η Cancri |
5.33 |
20° 26′ N |
08h 30m |
129.5 |
537.5 |
| |
π¹ Ursa Majoris |
5.63 |
65° 01′ N |
08h 35m |
130.6 |
538.6 |
|
Museida |
π² Ursa Majoris |
4.59 |
64° 30′ N |
08h 36m |
130.9 |
538.9 |
|
Beehive |
ε Cancri |
6.29 |
19° 33′ N |
08h 38m |
131.4 |
539.4 |
|
Ascellus Borealis |
γ Cancri |
4.66 |
21° 39′ N |
08h 40m |
131.9 |
539.9 |
|
Ascellus Australis |
δ Cancri |
3.94 |
18° 20′ N |
08h 42m |
132.4 |
540.4 |
|
|
ι Cancri |
4.03 |
28° 46′ N |
08h 44m |
133.0 |
541.0 |
|
Acubens |
α Cancri |
4.26 |
12° 03′ N |
08h 56m |
136.0 |
544.0 |
|
Talitha Borealis |
ι Ursa Majoris |
3.12 |
48° 14′ N |
08h 56m |
136.0 |
544.0 |
| |
ρ Ursa Majoris |
4.74 |
67° 38′ N |
08h 59m |
136.6 |
544.6 |
7 of them are in the 9th hour and 3 in the 10th. Thus there are 7 + 4 = 11 stars in Cancer in the 9th and 3 in the 10th hour.
|
The 10th hour: |
|
|
ν Cancri |
5.45 |
24° 27′ N |
09h 00m |
137.0 |
545.0 |
|
Talitha Australis |
κ Ursa Majoris |
3.57 |
47° 09′ N |
09h 01m |
137.1 |
545.1 |
|
|
σ¹ Ursa Majoris |
5.15 |
66° 52′ N |
09h 04m |
138.0 |
546.0 |
|
|
κ Cancri |
5.23 |
10° 40′ N |
09h 05m |
138.3 |
546.3 |
|
Alsuhail |
λ Velorum |
2.23 |
43° 14′ S |
09h 06m |
138.5 |
546.5 |
|
|
σ² Ursa Majoris |
4.80 |
67° 08′ N |
09h 06m |
138.6 |
546.6 |
|
|
τ (2 stars) Ursa Majoris |
4.67 |
63° 31′ N |
09h 07m |
138.7 |
546.7 |
|
|
ξ Cancri |
5.16 |
22° 03′ N |
09h 07m |
138.8 |
546.8 |
|
Miaplacidus |
β Carinae |
1.67 |
69° 31′ S |
09h 13m |
140.3 |
548.3 |
|
Tureis |
ε Carinae |
1.86 |
59° 03′ S |
09h 15m |
140.8 |
548.8 |
|
Alphard |
α Hydrae |
1.99 |
08° 26′ S |
09h 25m |
143.3 |
551.3 |
|
Ras Elaset Australis |
ε Leonis |
2.97 |
24° 00′ N |
09h 43m |
147.6 |
555.6 |
|
Ras Elaset Borealis |
μ Leonis |
3.88 |
26° 15′ N |
09h 50m |
149.7 |
557.7 |
Because of its borderline position in the G text I decided, though, to have Ga3-13 at the end of the 9th hour (although 9 / 24 * 365¼ = 136.97). The stars ν Cancri and Thalitha Australis will therefore be the last stars in the 9th hour.
Heap of Fuel (Tsih Tsin) implies a fire somewhere close by and 3.3 days later there is a Bright Fire (Kwan Wei). At Boanerges (the Thunder Twins) I wrote (as to one of the names for the Gemini constellation):
... The 'pile of bricks', the heap of building material, is probably, I guess, related to the Chinese name for χ Gemini: ... χ, a 4th magnitude, with α Cancri, was the Chinese Tseih Tsing, Piled-up Fuel ... A heap of building material can consist of suitable wooden beams ...
What is a heap of fuel (tsih tsin) if not piled-up fuel (tseih tsing)? χ Gemini is very close to Cancer. Acubens (α Cancri) and Heap of Fuel (μ Cancri) could share the idea of fire. There are 13 days from μ to α, and Acubens is 52 days after the end of the cycle of 492.
With the present spring equinox (on Easter Island) at glyph number 122 (viri in Ga5-11, cfr at Egyptian X) there could be reason to imagine some preparations for fire-making in the sky 64 days earlier. And north of the equator there could be reason to collect dry wood for the evening fires down on earth 64 days before autumn equinox.
