At 05:48 AM 3/13/96 -0500, you wrote:
>On Mar 12, 10:01pm, Mark Ma wrote:
>> Subject: translation
>> Hello, everyone. I've been doing a bit of translating lately, from
>> the Chinese version of the novels, and I've had some trouble involving
>> translation of astronomical terms. Could anyone familiar with the
>> constellations tell me which one of them means "hawk" or "eagle" in English?
>> I'd truly appreciate the help. Thanks!!
>
>The constellation is "Aquila", which means the Eagle. It's located around
>Right Ascension 20 hrs and Declination +5 degrees. It's brightest star is
>Altair (Alpha Aql). Here's the story of Aquila in brief:
>
>Depictied as an eagle, Aquila is named for the bird that belonged to Zeus.
>Aquila's most famous task was carrying the mortal Ganymede to the heavens to
>serve as Zeus' cup bearer.
>
>Need any more info? :)
>
>Ming.
Thanks for the info. I think it's enough for now