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Canis Major
by Robert Frost
The great Overdog
That Heavenly beast
With a star in one eye
Gives a leap in the east.
He dances upright
All the way to the west
And never once drops
On his forefeet to rest.
I'm a poor underdog,
But tonight I will bark
With the great Overdog
That romps through the dark!
Prof. Jimmy Westlake, a fan of Robert
Frost, took this stunning picture of Sirius rising over
the mountains around Trout Lake, Colorado:
"What a thrill to see the Great Overdog
poke his nose over the horizon!" says Westlake. "When
Sirius suddenly appears, it's as if a miniature sun has
risen, casting faint, flickering shadows over the snow.
I captured the Great Overdog giving his 'leap in the east'
on Saturday evening January 15, 2005."
"This photo is a 20 minute tripod-mounted
exposure," he explains. "After 20 minutes, I
placed my gloved hand over the lens, waited for 1 minute,
and then exposed for another 25 seconds to punctuate each
star trail with a bright star dot."
Special thanks to SpaceWeather.com
for the photo and photographer notes...
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