Camelopardalis or the Giraffe constellation is a large, faint grouping of stars in the northern sky. The constellation was introduced in 1613 by Petrus Plancius to represent the animal Rebecca rode to marry Isaac in the Bible. One year later, Jakob Bartsch featured it in his atlas. Johannes Hevelius gave it the official name of “Camelopardus” or “Camelopardalis” because he saw the constellation’s many faint stars as the spots of a giraffe. (source: CDHK)
bridal caravan
camelopardalis night
brown eyes behind veil
restless groom scans horizon
rebecca comforts isaac
I have a thing for camels lately…
a poem in my pocket 
Sep 08, 2015 @ 07:04:18
Also lovely. K.
Sep 06, 2015 @ 17:02:25
beautifully composed Lynn
Sep 05, 2015 @ 22:47:55
Awesome! I took my kids stargazing, and they decided the sky has a unicorn constellation. I am still looking for it. 🙂
Sep 06, 2015 @ 15:39:55
How cool is that?! Stargazing with kids… take along animal crackers 😉
Sep 06, 2015 @ 22:16:03
My oldest son then told my daughter a story of how the unicorn was lifted up into the stars. His quiet voice whispering in the dark night was magical. 🙂 Animal crackers are a great addition. Maybe next year.
Sep 07, 2015 @ 09:53:56
Thanks for sharing, Brenda!