Idaho Skies Transcript for September 25th and 26th

RACHEL
Welcome to Idaho Skies for September 25th and 26th. We’re your hosts, Rachel...

PAUL
...and Paul.

RACHEL
There’s a sideways W in the sky.

PAUL
Umm, I see a sideways M.

RACHEL
Well, it does depend on your perspective. But in any case, do you know what I’m talking about?

PAUL
Sure, it’s the constellation of Cassiopeia.

RACHEL
Cassiopeia, according to mythology, was the Queen of Ethiopia and wife to King Cepheus.

PAUL
And their daughter was named Andromeda.

RACHEL
But Cassiopeia got in trouble with the Greek god Poseidon.

PAUL
How? By bragging that she was more beautiful than the Nereids, his daughters.

RACHEL
This of course displeased the Nereids to no end, so they asked their father to do something about it.

PAUL
Poseidon decided to send a sea monster to attack the coast of Ethiopia.

RACHEL
Hardly seems fair, does it.

PAUL
The Greek and Roman gods were very human-like for sure.

RACHEL
To appease Poseidon, the king and queen tied their daughter Andromeda to rocks along the coast as a sacrifice to the sea monster.

PAUL
It was just in the nick of time that the Greek hero Perseus stopped the sea monster and rescued Andromeda.

RACHEL
Hey! All these Greek legends appear in the skies tonight.

PAUL
Yep. But first look for Cassiopeia tonight. She’s in the northeast.

RACHEL
To find her, look half way up above the horizon for a pattern of 5 stars arranged in a W tipped on its left end.

PAUL
By the way, the W represents a side view of the queen sitting on her throne.

RACHEL
That’s Idaho Skies for the 25th and 26th of September.

PAUL
Be sure to read our blog for additional information. It’s at idahoskies.blogspot.com

For Idaho Skies this is Paul...

RACHEL
...and Rachel.

PAUL
Dark skies and bright stars.