I recently noticed that the default background for Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" has a purple star missing and now that i noticed it, i can't unsee it. The one towards the bottom right is barely visible so that passes.

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[–] 74 points 3 years ago (18 children)

You think that's annoying, this is what the Ancient Greeks decided was a scorpion in the sky.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Isn’t that how all constellations came about?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    Edit: So apparently what i first wrote up can be summarized as "Asterisms are more relevant and sensible than constellations"..

    original commentEspecially nowadays with light pollution it's easy to tell which constellations make sense, the top ones in the northern sky IMO being: Cassiopeia, Ursa Major, Orion, Cygnus (really just the middle 4 stars), and Ursa Minor but mostly because that's got Polaris in it and it's the most important star.

    Also fun anecdote: When i was a kid and didn't know any constellations other than orion, cassiopeia, and ursa major; i independently recognized the middle 4 stars of cygnus and called it the Pilot because it looks like the front view of a jet fighter, so how's THAT for being a sensible constellation!

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago

    I've heard that not having access to actual dark skies free of light pollution makes it a lot harder to see/understand how people could see figures in constellations, and that extremely faint light from other stars, nebulas, etc adds to the experience. Allegedly it makes Orion's belt easier to see. I've never had access to a sky dark enough to test it in person, though.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Uh that one is a rare case of constellation actually look like what it's supposed to be. It's pretty easy to see the scorpion tail imo. Doesn't have all the legs obviously but still close enough to consider it as one.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Gotta install the last star from snap, I bet.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Yes but now fix the middle right tail intersection that is also starless.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There is a star there. It's just so far away the light hasn't reached the wallpaper yet.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago

    Literally unusable. 🤣

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If only there was some way to change it...

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    I do not have to suffer with such design flaw. I use Arch with the glitchy mess known as Hyprland.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    It might be available in Ubuntu Pro, with star support expanded to 10 billion years.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    This lobster is stellar, not lunar. How do you even tolerate that?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago*

    as much as I hate it, I like the little nod to the imperfections of real constellations

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    I totally get you bro

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    This is why I prefer Linux Mint.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Constellations aren't even real lmao

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Constellations in real life

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