While visiting in Lima (I know the stories have to be getting old to you all) my girlfriend and I stepped outside and glanced up when be both noticed a very bright star. Neither one of us knowing very much about astronomy, we debated whether it was a star, or a planet. After a few minutes of debating, on which it was, we asked her mom. She told us that it was “The Southern Cross.” I came to find out that it is only viewable below latitude 30 in the Northern Hemisphere. I was kind of bummed to find out that I couldn’t see it from here. Anyways, the Southern Cross is actually a constellation, not an individual star. Better yet, the brightest “star” in the Southern Cross, Acrux, is actually not a star…It is two stars that orbit each other too closely to be distinguished. I thought that was interesting. I guess it could be awhile before I see it again.
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Mr. Twitter patted bus captain, it’s ok to talk about Lima and your girlfriend on your blog. It was a pretty neat read.
Apparently your blog has gotten “old” to you, too… (?)