tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post4795211544212243371..comments2024-03-23T01:31:13.502+01:00Comments on Jabal al-Lughat: The Straw RoadLameen Souag الأمين سواقhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773164776222840428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-9870115102387598172007-09-09T16:02:00.000+02:002007-09-09T16:02:00.000+02:00I didn't know درب التبانة, actually - thanks. AC...I didn't know درب التبانة, actually - thanks. ACW, your suggestion seems plausible; I'm not honestly sure I know anyone who could check it, though.Lameen Souag الأمين سواقhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773164776222840428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-37602181519450191072007-09-07T23:06:00.000+02:002007-09-07T23:06:00.000+02:00Venus is "the morning star" and "the evening star"...Venus is "the morning star" and "the evening star" all over Standard Average European, AFAIK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-8504656139969426222007-09-07T00:27:00.000+02:002007-09-07T00:27:00.000+02:00I will guess, based on almost no data, that the `I...I will guess, based on almost no data, that the `Isha and Maghrib stars are both Venus, depending on whether it appears in the morning or evening skies.<BR/><BR/>Mercury is hard to spot, and is rarely bright and distinct enough to be a salient timekeeper.<BR/><BR/>Both Venus and Mercury divide their time between morning and evening skies almost equally. Venus, for example, has just left the evening sky and will become more and more prominent just before dawn over the next few weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-88894271991387353002007-09-05T11:01:00.000+02:002007-09-05T11:01:00.000+02:00Just in case you did not know, Lameen: طريق التبن ...Just in case you did not know, Lameen: طريق التبن is called درب التبانة in many Arab countries. There is even a film by this name, by Palestinian director Ali Nasser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com