Sirius & the Night Sky

from Spot the 🐇 hole · host Producer Martin

Rabbit holes to fall down:The heliacal rising of Sirius and the Egyptian calendarPolynesian wayfinding and the Hōkūleʻa voyagesMatariki — the Māori New Year and the PleiadesThe supernova of 1054 and the Crab NebulaTycho Brahe and the star that broke the perfect heavensThe Great Comet of 1811 and Napoleon's Russian campaignSputnik and the Space RaceLight pollution and the International Dark-Sky AssociationDark sky reserves — best places in Europe to actually see the Milky WayStellarium — free app that identifies any star you point your phone atWe spot them. You fall.Instagram: @spotrabbitholeScript and research: Claude by Anthropic. Voices: ElevenLabs. Music: Suno. Cover art: Grok. The human touch: Producer Martin.

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