Say what you want about Zeus, but he loved Semele so much he was willing to show her his true form... ... full-well knowing the outcome 🤦

For more on this #myth of the #constellation Corona Australis, check out our Season 2 #podcast episode on the #Mythology of the constellation Corona Australis here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/corona-australis-myth-and-ret-constellations/

#GreekMythology #meme #mythology #myth #StarLore #CoronaAustralis

For more on this #GreekMyth check out our episode on the #mythology of the constellation Corona Borealis (despite the name the crown is present, but *highly* tangential 😂 ): https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/corona-borealis-myths-and-retconstellations/

#meme #GreekMythology #StarLore #CoronaBorealis #Minotaur #Theseus #Adriane #Constellations

This is one of the galaxies in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster -- NGC 4388, notable for is mix of spiral and elliptical features 🤩

To learn about the #astronomy & #mythology of the #Zodiac #constellation Virgo, check out our season 1 podcast here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/virgo-the-maiden/
📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/potw1649a/

#Virgo #Galaxy #ESA #NASA #Science #Hubble #AstroDon #Astrophotography #GreekMyth #StarLore #GreekMythology

Today in is it #astrophotography or is it #art 😂

This is, indeed, #astrophotograpy showing the multiple star system XZ Tauri, HL Tauri and other objects!

For more on the #mythology & #astronomy of the constellation #Taurus check out our season 1 #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/taurus-the-bull/

📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/heic1424a/

#space #science #constellations #StarLore #GreekMythology #Myths #legends

Time to Vir-Go♍ !

If you want to learn more about the #astronomy & #mythology of the #zodiac #constellation Virgo, check out our season 1 episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/virgo-the-maiden/

#Virgo #Zodiac #GreekMythology #starLore #Stars #astroDon #Astrophotograpy #space #GreekMyth #myths

📷 :https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA07906

This is Palomar 2 -- one of a very faint class of globular clusters discovered from the 1st Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (in the 1950s!).

This one is located in the #constellation #Auriga -- if you want to learn more about the amazing #astronomy in this constellation check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/auriga-cosmic-background/

If you're interested in who exactly this Auriga charioteer was, check out our #mythology pod here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/auriga-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 :https://esahubble.org/images/potw1315a/

#StarLore #Mythology #GreekMythology #astrophotography #astroDon #space #science #storytelling #stories #Stars

For more on this story, check out our #podcast: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cassiopeia-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #Mythology #constellations #humor #meme #StarLore #StarryTime

Centaurus A vs. *A* Centaur 😂

For more on the #astronomy of the #constellation Centaurus, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/

For more about the #mythology of the constellation Centaurus, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1110a/ & https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11915

#astrophotography #MastoArt #Museum #Sculpture #GreekMythology #GreekMyth #Mythology #lore #Creatures #Mythic #astrodon #space #science #StarLore

Ursae vs. Ursae

For more on the #constellations Ursa Major & Ursa Minor: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-major-cosmic-background/ and https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/ursa-minor-cosmic-background/

For more on #bears: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-bear-creature-corner-plus/

📷 : https://esahubble.org/images/opo0706f/ & https://pixabay.com/photos/grizzly-bear-grizzly-cub-river-6510165/

#astrophotography #Space #science #Animals #Nature #bear #UrsaMajor #UrsaMinor #Ursae #StarLore #constellations

Perseus & Perseus (cluster)

For our thoughts on Perseus the "hero," check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/perseus-myths-and-retconstellations/

And for #astronomy fun facts on the #constellation #Perseus, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/perseus-cosmic-background/

📷: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/374045 & https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/perseus/

#MastoArt #mythology #Chandra #Astrophotography #space #Science #StarLore #constellations #GreekMythology #GreekMyth #lore #myths