Oct 20, 1926 2:53 AM Chiron Rx enters Aries. 240, 100 More will be said about this group in later chapters. ), Elaborating on this aspect of the incident, Mark Steggert offers this: "I am inclined to question the ability of Betty, under posthypnotic suggestion, to duplicate the pattern two years after she saw it. The most likely possibilities seem to be: (a) the experience actually happened, or (b) some perceptive and illusory misinterpretations occurred in relationship to some real event. 130 She wondered if the objects shown on the map that Betty Hill allegedly observed inside the vehicle might represent some actual pattern of celestial objects. Deneb Kaitos Polis But in no other case on record have maps ever been mentioned. The spectral class letters are part of a system of stellar "fingerprinting" that identifies the main sequence star's temperature and gives clues to its mass and luminosity. (See above. Coincidence, possibly; hoax, improbable. Fomalhaut The method of their release supposedly accounted for the amnesia, which was apparently broken only by counterhypnosis.". In 2002, 1 was examined at an infrared wavelength of 25m, but no indication of an excess of infrared radiation was found. First, it sold lots of books. Vindemiatrix Light-year (abbreviated as LY ) stands for the distance that light travels in a year (at the speed of about 300,000 km/sec). Retrograde motion lessens the effect of fixed stars. Bellatrix Prima Hyadum Sadalsuud 130 In these observations, no significant flux has been detected around 2, showing that the alleged debris disk is not real, but rather a case of background confusion. Unlike the bizarre events just described, the rest is pure astronomy. 23 16 If they are farther out, they have frozen oceans and no life. Antares and Betelgeuse are members of the ultrarare supergiant class. 03 46 Kaulins, Stars, Stones and Scholars, 2003. Ancha Gemini What does that leave us with? 12 18 "The pattern of stars discovered by Marjorie Fish fits the map drawn by Betty Hill remarkably well. 27 34 Piscis Austrinus (It sounds very much like a reflective hologram.) Anyway I think I like my story of the name better than the official one, but I have to concede that La Cailles new little bitty southern constellations are mostly concerned with new scientific inventions. The faintest, coolest, and least massive are the M stars. In general, the entire sequence of events just does not smell of falsification. Reticulum Constellation in the southern sky borders the constellations Dorado, Horologium and Hydrus. The hottest, brightest and most massive main sequence stars (with rare exceptions) are the A stars. 21 37 Shortly after the invention of the telescope astronomers would be able to detect . Herschel Space Observatory data in 2010 confirmed the presence of a disc around the star, but revealed that the disc was asymmetrical in structure. Our editor-in-chief, Dave Eicher, laughed it off until my face told him I am serious and seriously nuts.. When they eventually arrived home, the Hills' journey had taken a few hours longer than it should have, and they had sustained minor injuries and cuts and scuffs on their clothing and shoes. It is a yellow main sequence star of class G3 with a magnitude or brightness of +5.52 (for more on this, read our guide to stellar spectral classifications and stellar magnitude). The pair of stars that make up Zeta Reticuli is practically in the midst of the cluster of solar type stars that attracted us while we were mapping out a logical interstellar voyage. Although this section amounts to only 13 percent of the entire sky, it contains 15 of the 46 stars, or 33 percent of the total. 12 23 The Bayer designation for this star system, Zeta () Reticuli, originated in a 1756 star map by the French astronomer Abb Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. 26 49 Salisbury is one of the few scientists who has spent some time on the UFO problem and has written a book and several articles on the subject. Acrab Lower image shows a cathode ray tube computer readout that was run at Ohio State University as a check on the Fish model. The flares have the same intensity as those of our sun, but when you put that type of flare on a little star it spells disaster for a planet that is within, say, 30 million miles. Algenib Bos 200, 200 Deneb Algedi, Enif The Hills had initially not wanted to make their story public, but it was discovered and reported by a New York Times journalist, and made headlines around the world. 22 10 Some otherwise perfect stars are labeled "variable". 100, 140 28 54, 02 03 The Planet Serpo exchange project traces its origins to the Famous Roswell Incident where a UFO reportedly crashed in the plains near Socorro, New Mexico, on May 31, 1947. 200 The map material was flat and thin (not a model), and there were no noticeable lenticular lines like one of our three- dimensional processes. A Boston psychiatrist, Benjamin Simon, is recommended, and after several months of weekly hypnosis sessions the bizarre events of that night in 1961 are revealed. 140 In Vedic astrology, the degrees of 26 Aries to 10 Taurus are ruled by the Krittika, or Pleiades. That is, there is one chance in 1,000 that the observed degree of congruence would occur in the volume of space we are discussing. (Earth-sized planets cannot be detected in this manner. And since we assume their biology is similar to ours, their planet should have the same temperature regime as Earth (Betty and Barney did say it was uncomfortably cold in the ship). Barney Hill began suffering from ulcers, which were diagnosed by their local doctor as being a result of stress, and they eventually sought the help of Benjamin Simon, a lauded psychiatrist who had treated World War II veterans for post-traumatic stress. 09 46 21 57 [21], Both stars were considered unusual because they were thought to have had a lower luminosity than is normal for main-sequence stars of their age and surface temperature. Based on what we discussed earlier it follow that their sun would be on our list if it were within 55 light-years of us. 05 10 210 All of the G stars remain along with F5 through F9 and K0 through L4. 140 Zeta 1 Reticuli has a mass equal to about 96% that of the Sun, and a radius about 92% of the Sun. So far, we have assumed all stars have planets, just as our sun does. If you've ever heard of aliens referred to as 'Zeta Reticulans', now you know why. During their examination of the map, Mitchell and some of his students inserted the positions of hundreds of nearby stars into a computer and had various space vistas brought up on a cathode ray tube readout. The data on some of the stars in the map is just not good enough to make a definitive statement. Leo Deneb Adige Algorab The sun is a main sequence star along with most of the other stars in this part of the Milky Way galaxy. An illustrated chart showing the position of nearby stars alleged to be a galactic trading route.Astronomy. Mackey, The Original Design of the Ancient Zodiacal and Extrazodiacal Constellations, 1834. 15 05 29 50, 00 29 200 Zeta 1 Reticuli and Zeta 2 Reticuli are designated 1 and 2, respectively, and are identified by the yellow text on the Figure 2 . 200, 200 Based on the star's spectral type (G2V), Zeta Reticuli's colour is yellow. Ain After the examination she asks him where they are from. 210 ), What stars are left after all this pruning? I showed the issue to our other senior editor, Michael Bakich. [1], Riculum Rhomboidalis, the Rhomboidal Net, is generally supposed to be of La Cailles formation as a memorial of the reticle which he used in making his celebrated southern observations; but it was first drawn by Isaak Habrecht, of Strassburg, as the Rhombus, and so probably only adopted by its reputed inventor. Lets find out why. 22 27 The Lines on the map, according to Betty Hill, were described by the alien as trade routes or places visited occasionally with the dotted lines as expeditions. Hyadum II Achernar 19 26 And whether or not we believe that Betty and Barney did experience some sort of inexplicable phenomena that night, it is nevertheless a fascinating tale surrounding the Zeta Reticuli star system and its place in popular folklore. Alnilam Corona Borealis The only area of significant incongruity is the wide separation of Zeta Reticuli in the Hill version. Now we are ready to plan the trip. 130 Noonan, Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, 1990. 20 14 The precession rate is 1 per 72 years or 0.838 per year. 01 31 Her wild enthusiasm for her newest Star Map creation is obvious, and she writes the time of the letter as 3:30 am. Dole feels this is cutting it too fine for intelligent species to fully evolve. The close-in orbits of potential Earth-like planets of M and faint K stars produce the second dilemma rotational lock. Houlding, Heavenly Imprints: Development of the Zodiac, 2003. 13 26 Sabik (Trade routes that would take decades or centuries if we assume the craft obey the rules of relativity, or even the notion that these stars have habitable planets. "The odds are about 10,000 to 1 against a random configuration matching perfectly with Betty Hill's map," Saunders reports. Cerberus Facies But stars 'in fairly close or highly elliptical orbits would alternately fry or freeze their planets. 17 42 Auriga The star "behind" the two components of Zeta Reticuli is Zeta Tucanae. Let's suppose we wanted to make our own map of a trip to the stars. Sirius But then, we don't even know for certain if there is anybody at all out there anywhere -despite the Hill map and pronouncements of the most respected scientists. 200 The two stories agreed in considerable detail, although neither Betty nor Barney was privy to what the other had said under hypnosis until much later. After several run throughs, he confirmed the positions determined by Marjorie Fish. 130 220 Canes Venatici If we plan to visit some of these solar type stars and then return to Earth, we should try to have the shortest distance between stops. Its pretty obvious that Tau Ceti is our first target. Anything greater would cause climatic disaster. 240 Rukbat An example of rotational lock is right next door to us. Would they give a closer fit? (Many alien abduction stories since then have included stories brought out by hypnosis, not always under the most reputable researchers.). Phoenix In the late 1960s Marjorie Fish (a teacher) supposedly succeeded in correlating Hill's star map with real stars associated with Zeta Reticuli, this proving Hill had been on a ship from Zeta Reticuli. Yet spectroscopic studies of stars of class F4 and brighter reveal that most of them are in fact unlike our sun in a vital way they are rapidly rotating stars. His standing in the scientific community was deeply damaged by his UFO advocacy.) 140 Its a solid truth. 21 26 Al Hecka Coma Berenices Ten of the 16 stars are from the compact group that we selected earlier based on the most logical direction to pursue to conduct interstellar exploration from Earth. 140, 100 200 130 Planetary returns are most potent. Sadachbia It's been a designated star for like 200 years. From a model such as this, using the same viewing angle seen here, Marjorie Fish noted 16 stars whose positions are remarkably close to the stars in the drawing made by Betty Hill. 140 El Nath While inside they are physically examined, and one Of the humanoids communicates to Betty. "Several police departments around the country use hypnosis on rape victims in order to get descriptions of the assailants descriptions that would otherwise remain repressed. It seems unlikely. 230 Although the Hills didn't, several people have lost their jobs after being associated with similarly unusual publicity. 16 09 130 Capella 03 46 230 200 22 24 Ras Elased Bor. The reality is that the Zeta Reticuli system is a fascinating place where I'd expect to find advanced life. These slender aliens are light and almost delicate looking are are always . Dheneb 210 The first target is Tau Ceti, 12 light-years distant and seen in this rendering just to the right of the craft's spherical living quarters. 12 44 2 Reticuli is slightly brighter at magnitude 5.22. Zeta II Reticuli is supposed to be where the Ebens of the Roswell 1947 incident were from. The plot of all 46 candidate stars reveals a clumping in the direction of the constellations Cetus and Eridanus. So much for the background material on the Hill incident. The first rule will be to restrict ourselves to life as we know it, the kind of life that we are familiar with here on Earth carbon-based life. Then in 2007, infrared observations with the Spitzer Space telescope showed evidence of a dusty disc of cosmic debris surrounding star Zeta 2, the same sort of disc out of which planets could potentially form. Its a good tale of hokum that went awry. 05 18 Libra 27 17 ", (Theres skepticism about the usefulness of hypnotic regression, as heavy suggestion can lead to false memories.). 24 12 Hynek described how the Hills recalled the details of their encounter in his book, The UFO Experience (Henry Regnery Company, 1972): "Under repeated hypnosis they independently revealed what had supposedly happened. 08 43 220, 140 We don't want to waste our time and efforts we only want to go to stars that we would think would have a high probability of having planets harboring advanced life forms. ", "The derivation of the base data by hypnotic techniques is perhaps not as 'far out' as it may seem," says Stanton Friedman. 05 48 Based upon parallax measurements, this system is located at a distance of about 39.3 light-years (12 parsecs) from Earth. The two stars are known as Zeta 1 and Zeta 2 Reticuli, or together as simply Zeta Reticuli. Propus The two stars are similar to our sun and separated by 800 billion miles. It probably cost Terry his job, as he was gone from the magazine a few months later. While very large stars are unlikely to have planets, several other stellar types could host habitable planets or moons. 18 38 Sadalmelik 04 03 13 38 100 130 Long ago our satellite stopped rotating and now has one side permanently turned toward Earth. For reasons that will soon become clear we can remove these classes of stars from our discussion and concentrate on the main sequence stars. Zeta Reticuli, on the other hand, is believed to be a mere 39 light years from Earth. 19 48 Aquila Star sign definition at Dictionary.com, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms and translation. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. A guide to the Zeta Reticuli star system, facts about the binary pair, and how the stars became involved in one of the most popular UFO tales of recent decades. Cursa (For the moment, we'll forget about the problem of making a spacecraft that will take us to these stars and we'll assume that we've got some kind of vehicle that will effortlessly transport us to wherever we want to go.) 29 45, 01 04 Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis, 4th Century AD. They are each fifth magnitude stars barely visible to the unaided eye located in the obscure southern constellation Reticulum. Zeta Reticuli might sound familiar as it's been part of modern UFO lore almost since the beginning, dating back to the first reported alien abduction case. 08 18 Altair 210 While we at BBC Sky at Night Magazine don't pay much heed to tales of alien abductions that have come to the fore since the 1960s (in fact, we do recommend a read of our list of things commonly mistaken for UFOs), it is at least a curious chapter in the Zeta Reticuli story and an explanation as to why many people outside of practical astronomy are interested in the stellar system. The map indicates that the Sun has been "visited occasionally". Dorsum They come from Planet Serpo or ZR 3 third planet out from the star Zeta Reticuli 2 to exact which is in the Zeta Reticuli star system. Haedus II Then in 2018 a paper was released that showed 'no common proper motion' between the lobed structure of the disc and Zeta 2, suggesting the asymmetry wasn't caused by a planet in orbit. Delphinus June 6, 1933 10:23 PM Chiron enters Gemini. (Hynek began his career as a debunker under Project Sign, a predecessor to the Project Blue Book also conducted by the Air Force. 240 To summarize, then: (1) the pattern discovered by Marjorie Fish has an uncanny resemblance to the map drawn by Betty Hill; (2) the stars are mostly the ones that we would visit if we were exploring from Zeta Reticuli, and (3) the travel patterns generally make sense. After that, the choice is more difficult. (Enceladus and Europa are tidally locked, but gravitational tugs keep their oceans liquid) The same principles apply to planets of small stars that would otherwise be at the right distance for moderate temperatures. 06 52 Spica This starseed type resembles individuals who can maintain their composure despite being under intense pressure, contributing to their reputation of being great problem-solvers. Based upon parallax measurements, this system is located at a distance of about 39.3 light-years (12 parsecs) from Earth. 22 59 Someone should (or perhaps has already) conduct a test to see how well a similar pattern could be recalled after a substantial period of time. Mar 25, 1927 6:18 AM Chiron enters Taurus. "The data for some of the stars seems to be very reliable, but a few of the pattern stars are not well observed and data on them is somewhat conflicting," says Kretsch. Or perhaps a tiny cloth to polish the lens?? The couple continue their journey home oblivious of the abduction. Corvus Alphard To find the position of the fixed stars in your chart, you should correct for Precession. The fact that the story and the map came to light under hypnosis is good evidence that it actually took place. The route map on page 10 shows the culmination of our efforts. If Jupiter was 80 times more massive it would be an M6 red dwarf star. Al Pherg 100 ZETA RETICULI - This civilization is intimately connected with Earth. Ara 09 06 This southerly sky location makes Zeta Reticuli invisible to observers north of Mexico City's latitude. But right now these life forms are simply fantasy we have no evidence that they are in fact possible. Ursa Minor This hypothesis is based on a strange, almost bizarre series of events mixing astronomical research with hypnosis, amnesia, and alien humanoid creatures. 140 Alrisha, Mirach Eclipses plus the planets Jupiter out to Pluto have the most marked effect in transit, activating the human head and the endocrine glands. Han ), (While planets around Barnards Star havent been entirely ruled out, Van de Kamps planets have since been disproven and indeed, no large gas giants exist in the system according to the most recent research. I think he was based in Cape Town. For two reasons, then, we eliminate stars of class F4 and above: (1) most of them rotate rapidly and thus seem to be planetless, and (2) their stable lifespans are too brief for advanced life to develop. At a declination of 62, the system is not visible from Britain's latitude of +53, so it never received a Flamsteed designation in John Flamsteed's 1712 Historia Coelestis Britannica. [17], Zeta Reticuli has no known extrasolar planets. Or black holes.) But the bright stars pay dearly for their splendor. 23 24 A lot of the published trigonometric parallaxes on stars beyond 30 light-years are not as accurate as they could be, according to Kyle Cudworth of Yerkes Observatory. "But the star group identified by Marjorie Fish isn't quite a perfect match, and the odds consequently reduce to about 1,000 to 1.
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