Long Stem Rosette (APOD 14 Feb 2008)

[Arramon]

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080214.html

Awwwww..... what an awesome sight the Rosette Nebula is!

NGC 2237 and NGC 2244 make a great valetine's day pair. =b

Now if only this came in a bouquet of a dozen... >.<

[neufer]

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080214.html

Awwwww..... what an awesome sight the Rosette Nebula is!

NGC 2237 and NGC 2244 make a great valetine's day pair. =b

Now if only this came in a bouquet of a dozen... >.<

<< The Parliament of Fowles, circa 1380
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~amtower/parliament.html
.
"For this was on seynt Valentynes day,
Whan EVERy foul cometh ther to chese his make,
...............................................
Garlands full of new fresh flowers.
And in a private corner, in amusement,
I found Venus and her caretaker Richness,
whose carriage was full noble and dignified "
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http://cybering101.blogspot.com/2007/02 ... aucer.html
In "The Parliament of Fowles" Geoffrey Chaucer chose
Saint Valentine as a patron for the marriage of
Richard II & Anne of *BOHEMIA* , which
is the first mention of Saint Valentine in a love poem.
Also in the poem are other symbols of love which came
to be associated with Saint Valentine's Day: Cupid & Venus.

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) thus began a tradition
of composing love poetry on Saint Valentine's Day
when he brought together the imagery of blooming
spring and the tradition that birds choose their mates
in spring to describe the 1380 courtship of
Richard II & Anne of *BOHEMIA* .>>
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On February 14, 1400 Richard II was starved to death
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. _The Misfortunes of ARTHUR_ (1613)
. http://www.sirbacon.org/links/arthur.html
.
<<The Beaumont & Fletcher Play _The Misfortunes of ARTHUR_
was designed to celebrate the Valentine's Day marriage of
the COUNT PALATINE and future king of *BOHEMIA* with
the English Princess ELIZABETH Stuart , February 14th, 1612-3.>>
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Feb 14, 1613, Thurs. : Elizabeth Stuart marries Count PALATINE.
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Feb 14, 1946, Thurs. : ARTHUR Neuendorffer born
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Thu 1946 Feb 14 23:00 
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Solar/action?sys=-Si
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.             Right                   Distance    From 38°54'N 77°E:
.           Ascension    Declination      (AU)   Altitude Azimuth
Sun         21h 51m 40s   -12° 58.3'     0.988   -32.542  -99.948 Set
Mercury     22h  6m  8s   -13° 40.0'     1.365   -35.735 -101.919 Set
Venus       22h  6m  8s   -13° 10.8'     1.711   -35.432 -102.388 Set