Astronomy has long been a part of almost every human culture, from the Babylonians to the present day. It’s such an integral part of our lives that we often forget how ubiquitous it is. From the cars we drive—the Subaru logo is a representation of the Pleiades, and of course the now-defunct GM brand, Saturn, was more likely named after the planet than the melancholy Roman god—to the candy we eat (Milky Way bar, anybody?), you can do astronomy almost anywhere.
I was at the grocery store the other day, going down the forbidden treat aisle, when I ran across this eye-catching design for a store-brand chocolate chip cookie with a punny slogan:
I love it! And cheap at twice the price (although I didn’t buy any). I don’t begrudge the fact that the designers didn’t try to get the naked-eye pair of Mizar and Alcor at the “bend” in the handle; it’s a darn fine representation of this most famous asterism anyway.
So. Car, candy bar, cookie: what’s the strangest place you’ve ever done astronomy?
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