JAMES:
DID YOU KNOW THAT SCORPIUS HAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT
IDENTITY THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SCORPIONS?
DEAN:
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
LET'S SHOW YOU!
DEAN:
OK, WE HAVE OUR SKY
SET FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER SUNSET, ANY NIGHT
THIS WEEK, FACING SOUTH.
IT IS HERE THAT YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO SEE THE FAMILIAR J-SHAPED PATTERN
OF STARS THAT MAKE THE CONSTELLATION SCORPIUS
THE SCORPION.
JAMES:
HOWEVER, IN POLYNESIAN FOLK LORE, SCORPIUS
REPRESENTS THE MAGIC FISHHOOK BELONGING TO
THE DEMIGOD MAUI.
HE USED THE GIANT HOOK TO CREATE THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.
DEAN:
THE STARS OF MAUI'S FISH HOOK HAVE INTRIGUING
NAMES.
FIRST WE HAVE GRAFFIAS, DSCHUBBA AND PI SCORPII.
JAMES:
THEN YOU HAVE SIGMA SCORPII, ANTARES, TAU,
EPSILON, MU, ZETA AND
NU SCORPII.
DEAN:
AND LASTLY WE HAVE SARGAS, IOTA AND KAPPA
SCORPII AND SHAULA AND LESATH; WHICH MARK
THE STINGER.
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!