Asterism: Bear Creature Corner Plus

01/25/25 • 11 min

Join Jordan and Kit as they head to Creature Corner to explore the fascinating world of bears and to share their favorite fictional bears!

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:45 Creature Corner
05:47 Favorite Fictional Bears
10:53 Outro

Keywords/Topics Covered: Bears, Black Bears, Grizzly Bears, Polar Bears, Fictional Bears, Creature Corner, Bear Facts, Bear Species, Wildlife Education, Animal Behavior, Bear Conservation, Winnie The Pooh, Paddington Bear, Baloo, Fozzie Bear, Grolar Bear, Pizzly Bear, Bear Diet, Panda Bear, Duffy Bear, Teddy Bear, Disney Duffy Bear,

Join Jordan and Kit as they head to Creature Corner to explore the fascinating world of bears and to share their favorite fictional bears!

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:45 Creature Corner
05:47 Favorite Fictional Bears
10:53 Outro

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Ursae: Pop Culture Superstar

Join Jordan and Kit as they discuss where "Ursa" and the Dipper asterisms show up in Pop Culture (broadly defined), and what they'd do if they had control of the Ursa brand. Buckle in, because this one gets chaotic!

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro
01:14 Favorites
06:38 Least Favorites
09:28 Other Mentions
12:01 Wish Upon A Star
15:37 Outro

Keywords/Topics Covered: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Constellations, Pop Culture, Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh, Doctor Who, X-Men, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ursa Major Mutant, Great Bear Roller Coaster, Hershey Park, After Earth, Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Orb Weaver Spiders, Alaska State Flag, Third Eye Blind, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Wish Upon A Star

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Join Jordan and Kit as they discuss the astronomy and other cosmic background of Lynx -- a constellation not included in Ptolemy's great 48!

Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:30 Background
03:40 First Impressions and Where to Find It
05:29 Brightest Star
07:15 Bayer’s Variable Star
09:05 Gold Star
12:20 Outro

Keywords/Topics Covered: Astronomy, Constellation, Lynx, Jordanus, Johannes Hevelius, Johann Bayer, Bayer Designation, NGC 2419, Supernova, Intergalactic Wanderer, IAU Constellations, NGC 2770

Starry Time - Asterism: Bear Creature Corner Plus

Transcript

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>> Jordan: Hi, I'm Jordan. >> Kit: And I'm Kit. >> Jordan: Welcome to Starry Time >> Kit: Asterisms edition, >> Jordan: Where stars plus lines equal stories. >> Kit: With an asterisk. >> Jordan: In these episodes, we'll explore ideas, concepts, or people that didn't make it into the main show, or just certain topics we want to talk about a little bit more. >> Kit: And this week, unsurprisingly, we're headed to Creature Corner to talk about real bears and then our fa