Night sky with biscuit constellations Public
The Mudgee Telescope Group meet on the rst night of the waxing crescent for stargazing, tea and a good natter. It was on one such occasion that they noticed several collections of stars arranged in the familiar shapes of Arnott’s Family Assorted Biscuits.
Club President, Shirley Kingston explains, ‘One day, about four-and-a-half million years ago, our ancestors dropped out of the trees and started searching for something other than fruit to eat. That night, they looked up into the sky and asked themselves “What is the point of all this walking around?” Ever since then, we’ve been looking to the stars for meaning.’
‘Some look for God, some look for warnings, others look for signs of intelligent life. We were lucky enough to nd biscuits,’ Shirley continues. ‘It’s basic science when you think about it – you’re most likely to nd the thing you’re looking for. I suppose it must have been a similar realisation that made Einstein propose the theory of relativity.’
The Mudgee Telescope Group meet on the rst night of the waxing crescent for stargazing, tea and a good natter. It was on one such occasion that they noticed several collections of stars arranged in the familiar shapes of Arnott’s Family Assorted Biscuits.
Club President, Shirley Kingston explains, ‘One day, about four-and-a-half million years ago, our ancestors dropped out of the trees and started searching for something other than fruit to eat. That night, they looked up into the sky and asked themselves “What is the point of all this walking around?” Ever since then, we’ve been looking to the stars for meaning.’
‘Some look for God, some look for warnings, others look for signs of intelligent life. We were lucky enough to nd biscuits,’ Shirley continues. ‘It’s basic science when you think about it – you’re most likely to nd the thing you’re looking for. I suppose it must have been a similar realisation that made Einstein propose the theory of relativity.’