h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: Aquila the Eagle - A1085898
Author: Deke - U27380

Another refugee from the h2g2 Astronomy Soc. Constellations project.

Hi Deke
Thanks for this
Any chance of a section on eagles in modern culture, The Eagles (still going strong after 35 years..) they provided the radio theme tune for THHGTTG; the iconic American Bald Eagle; "The Eagle Has Landed"; Eagle the good golf score; Eagle scouts; Elvis Presley liked eagle jewellery; there's even an Eagle in A7012342 Lincolnshire, my home county...


GB

There's one pub in the village of Eagle, it's called The Struggler, and its address is 42 The High Street, Eagle, Lincolnshire, LN6 9DG.

I promise I did not make that up

GB, thanks for your comments.

I really wanted to keep the format to keep as close as possible to Cefpret’s original conception. The modern culture items aren’t really my style (whatever that is) although I have to admit the entry looks a bit bare without that ‘something extra’ that you put in.

However, through a rather convoluted train of word association I have inserted a bit about Apollo 11’s Eagle and a story related by Mike Collins that I found interesting. I’m not sure that it fits in here so if there’s any objections I’ll probably have take it out.

DK

no objections from me.

20 Century = 20th Century



Did you know there was an extrasolar planet discovery in Aquila announced in April 2007?
Around star HD 192699 (a yellow subgiant) mag. 6.44, distance 220ly, the planet is 2½ x Jupiter mass.
http://vo.obspm.fr/exoplanetes/encyclo/star.php?st=HD+192699

Thanks GB.

Nope, I didn't know that. Info duly added though.

DK

Great Deke

Also there's a couple of EGEs on the subject you might like to link to:
extrasolar planet
Jupiter


I've made a start on Pegasus, simply because of 51 Pegasi b

Thank's again. Planets duly connected up

Re Constellations, I've left a message for you on Rocks from Space.

DK

You're welcome

and replied

Hi Deke, just some info to fill in the blank cells in your table:

eta Aquilae = name = Bazak (lightning)
gamma Aquilae = notes = Orange giant

Thanks GB

Duly noted and included

DK

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