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Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to serve as a checklist and pictorial guide for several natural phenomena having to do with the sun, moon, and stars, including sunrises and sunsets (and the related compass points), phases of the moon (and the related tides), eclipses, and constellations (technically asterisms). Sunlight and moonlight can also be reflected, diffracted and refracted, resulting in various phenomena that include not only rainbows but also sun dogs, halos, and arcs.
Series:
Sulang Language Data and Working Papers: Topics in Lexicography
Series Number:
032
Publisher:
Sulawesi Language Alliance
Year Published:
2019
Publication Language(s):
English
Contributor(s):
Mead, David
author
Vermonden, Daniel
author
Table of Contents:
Shadow and reflection; Sun, rain, and clouds; Coronas, halos, and arcs; Antisolar phenomena; Sunrise and sunset phenomena; Divisions of the solar day; Phases of the moon and moon days; Tilt of the crescent moon; Tides; Eclipses; Planets, comets, and meteors; Stars and the night sky; About the movement of the night sky; Recording local knowledge about the night sky; Some recurrent patterns of Indonesian and Austronesian night skies; The night sky as almanac; The night sky used as a navigation tool (bearing and latitude); Directional systems and cardinal systems; Appendix A: The rooster asterism; Appendix B: Moon days; References;
Version History:
Version 1 [15 May 2019]
Copyright:
© 2019 by David Mead and Daniel Vermonden
License:
Text is licensed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Images are licensed as individually noted.