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nixer

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Ceres, the celestial object

Interested in Ceres, the object for which (I assume) the unstable devuan is named after?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200901.html

This site posts a new photo with a caption every day.  I visit the site every now and then to see its daily archive to catch on unseen images.  For a celestial curiosity seeker, you might find this site interesting.  I couldn't find anything on this site regarding jessie, ascii, beowulf, chimaera, or daedalus.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Ceres, the celestial object

I'm pretty sure ceres is named after the Greek Goddess of fertility: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(mythology)

Beowulf is an ancient Gothic hero (and the name of a poem about him): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_(hero)

Daedalus is the person who designed the labyrinth for the Minotaur and the father of Icarus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus

But anyway thanks for the link, that site looks very interesting.

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fsmithred

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Re: Ceres, the celestial object

One of the founding fathers of devuan is an astronomer. All our releases are named after minor planets.
https://www.devuan.org/os/releases

1+ for apod. Some of my favorite desktop backgrounds come from there.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Ceres, the celestial object

Thanks for the correction and apologies for the misinformation. Oops.

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yeti

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Re: Ceres, the celestial object

I'm waiting for Devuan/Vesta... and then the "battle of Vesta" stories... >;-)

xinomilo

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Re: Ceres, the celestial object

Greek Goddess of fertility: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(mythology)

Roman goddess of fertility.. Greek -mythology- equivalent, would be goddess Demetra..

Last edited by xinomilo (2021-02-06 20:16:49)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Ceres, the celestial object

^ Thanks. Dear me, not having a good thread here...

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