You know you are in Southern Hemisphere when...
- Added by webchilly, November 20, 2008 at 10:27pm.
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Top 10 Reasons You know you are in Southern Hemisphere:
- you try to align on Polaris but there's a big obstruction in the way and your wife says "That's the planet Earth, dopey!"7 up, 7 down
- you try to find the Magellanic galaxies but there are two little clouds getting in the way.7 up, 7 down
- you see Sagittarius high overhead when everybody 'knows' it's supposed to be low in the south west.5 up, 6 down
- you really can't understand why 47 Toucana and Omega Centauri aren't on the Messier List.5 up, 6 down
- you try to find the Owl Nebula when its on the meridian but all you see is your shoelaces.4 up, 6 down
- you like the idea of being 'Down Under' and wonder what it's like being 'Up Over'.5 up, 7 down
- you return your new Star Atlas because the printer put in all the star and constellation names upside down.4 up, 6 down
- you find Orion doing hand stands.3 up, 5 down
- the SCT you bought in America will only work properly when you glue the tripod legs to the ceiling.4 up, 7 down
- your telescope shows the planets the right way up when all the books say they are supposed to be inverted.4 up, 7 down
More about "southern hemisphere"
The Southern Hemisphere[1] is the half of a planet that is south of the equator—the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator. Earth's southern hemisphere contains all or parts of four continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, and parts of Africa),[+] Post a Comment | toggle meta
More reasons You know you are in Southern Hemisphere
- you think nothing of using Nortons Star Atlas standing on your head.3 up, 6 down
- all your friends say "G'day mate. Owyergoin', Orright?" AND you answer in the same way!4 up, 7 down
- you normally find the South Celestial Pole by drawing a line through Achernar and Alpha Centauri and dividing by 0.4293!4 up, 8 down
- you try to find the Great Bear (Ursa Major) but all you see is a koala in a tree three kilometers away.3 up, 7 down
- you set your telescope to the celestial pole only to find that there's nothing there.2 up, 7 down
- (replace Australian marsupial and slang with local versions!)3 up, 8 down
