Celestial Phenomenon Land
Actually, Aldebaran's traditional Western name comes from the Arabic word al Dabaian, meaning follower, because it always appears after the Pleiades Star Cluster. So in 2016, the International Astronomical Union's Stellar Naming Committee approved Aldebaran as its name.
Taurus Alpha is the 14th brightest star in the entire sky and the brightest star in the Taurus. It has an average apparent magnitude of 0.85, is an irregular variable star with a variation value between 0.75 and 0.95, and an absolute magnitude of -0.64. Its spectrum and brightness belong to the K5 III type, and it appears orange. Its surface temperature is 3900 Kelvin.
However, people now commonly refer to it as Aldebaran.
Stars that have Chinese names are generally quite famous and have a rich historical background, and this star is no exception.
An ancient saying goes: South of the Five Chariots, there is a bright star, its color is bluish-brown, and outside of it are a cluster of stars that resemble tree branches; this is the Hyades.
This refers to the Pleiades Star System Pleiades Star System, which consists of Pleiades One, Pleiades Two, Pleiades Three, Pleiades Four Aldebaran, Pleiades Six, and Pleiades Seven. From Earth, the stars in the Pleiades Star System form a Y-shape.
The traditional Chinese character "Bi" has an upper end like a net and a handle at the lower end. It is an instrument used to catch birds, beasts or mice, so its original meaning is a long-handled net for hunting.
Because the lines connecting these stars are very similar to the shape of this tool, it is named 'Bi' (Hyades). In the Xi'an Jiaotong University Han Tomb, Hyades looks like a net that is catching rabbits. In the Chinese constellation system, the Star Sector from Pleiades to Hyades is an ancient battlefield where the Han and Hu peoples fought. Therefore, Hyades is often used to predict hunting and war in border areas.
Besides predicting wars, the Hyades also has the Qi Gong.
The Book of Songs says, "When the moon is in the Pleiades, it will be a torrential downpour."
The literal meaning is. "When the full moon approaches the Hyades, torrential rains turn the river into a torrent."
In this respect, it differs from far-fetched predictions of war, and is neither feudal superstition.
Of course, Earth's weather changes have absolutely nothing to do with Hyades, but the so-called observation of celestial phenomena does not mean that you can tell whether it will rain on Earth by looking at whether the stars in the sky are dim or bright. Rather, it is an ancient people's summary and recording of experience.
In ancient times, people regarded weather changes as the power of heaven. Coupled with the influence of imperial power, weather prediction was basically recorded using so-called 'celestial phenomena'.
There is, of course, a scientific basis for it.
Because the celestial phenomenon of "full moon conjunct with the Hyades" occurs around the time of the Autumnal Equinox, and according to the region where the Huaxia land is located, this period happens to be a time of particularly heavy rainfall, this is the origin of the saying "Bi star brings good rain". For this reason, the ancients regarded Hyades as the "rain god".
Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty added, "The Rain Master God is the star Bi. Its image is in the sky, and it can bring rain."
Meteorology in Huaxia dates back to the time of Nüwa. Nüwa created Nüwa by teaching people to observe celestial phenomena to determine the solar terms, which in turn guided their crop cultivation. By observing the stars according to Nüwa's methods and planting crops at the right time as Nüwa, favorable weather naturally resulted in abundant harvests. With abundant harvests, more people could be fed, hence the saying "Nüwa created humans."
Therefore, ancient astronomy was actually a branch of meteorology.
There is also a related description in the novel.
In the autumn of the eighth year of Jianxing, the Wei army mobilized 400,000 troops, falsely claiming 800,000, to cross Chang'an and pass through Jiange to attack Hanzhong. At that time, Zhuge Liang was the military commander of the Shu Han army in Chengdu. After learning of this, he dispatched Zhang Wei and Wang Ping with 1,000 troops to guard the Chencang Ancient Road to intercept the Wei army.
Sending two thousand men to intercept four hundred thousand is just suicide. Zhang Wei and Wang Ping thought so too, so they asked Zhuge Liang why only two thousand men were sent, and how they could intercept them once they arrived.
Zhuge Liang explained, "Last night I observed the celestial phenomena and saw the stars Bi and Chan in the Taiyin constellation. I predicted that there would be torrential rains within this month. Although the Wei army has 400,000 troops, how dare they venture deep into the treacherous mountains? Therefore, without a large army, we will not suffer any harm. I will keep the main force in Hanzhong for a month, waiting for the Wei troops to retreat. Then, I will launch a large-scale attack, waiting for them to tire themselves out. My 100,000 troops can defeat the Wei army of 400,000."
After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Zhang Wei and Wang Ping led their troops toward Chencang.
When the Wei army arrived at Chencang, they found that all the houses around were gone. They asked passersby and learned that all the houses had been burned down by Zhuge Liang.
Cao Zhen then requested to attack the Chencang Ancient Road, but Sima Yi refused, saying, "I observed the celestial phenomena last night and saw that the Bi star was in the Taiyin division. There will definitely be heavy rain this month. If we penetrate deep into the stronghold, we can win easily. However, if there is any mishap, our men and horses will suffer, and it will be difficult to retreat. It is better to set up camp in the city to guard against the rain."
Cao Zhen did as instructed, but less than half a month later, a torrential downpour began. The water outside Chencang City was three feet deep, soaking all the military equipment. The soldiers could not sleep and were restless day and night. The rain continued for thirty days, leaving no fodder for the horses and causing countless deaths. The soldiers complained incessantly, and the Wei army had no choice but to retreat.
This war was actually an 'astronomical war' between Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, a contest of who had a better grasp of laws and climate. Both were brilliant strategists, but Sima Yi underestimated the amount of rainfall and thus failed.
The constellation Hyades is the one used to record the wisdom of the ancients.
The New Humans all study history, so they prefer to call this star Aldebaran, a name rich in historical significance and the wisdom of the ancients, rather than Aldebaran.
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi probably never imagined that more than three thousand years later, humanity would one day come to this place where they had gazed at the stars so many times, and even name two of the Giant Gaseous Planet in Aldebaran with their own names.
Perhaps, upon seeing the names of these two satellites in the database, people will involuntarily think of the "weather duel" between Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.
It's amazing how technology and history have been combined in this way.
However, fate played a cruel trick. Humans came to the place to observe celestial phenomena, but the Earth and all those who observed celestial phenomena on it disappeared.
Before the fleet docked, the data from Aldebaran-Kongming Star and Aldebaran-Zhongda Star had already been transmitted to the Command Center of the various warships and spaceships.
On other ships, the captains or Administrative Officer, just like Yue Yuan, carefully examined the parameters of the two Rocky Satellite.
Like the planets where humans stopped to resupply during previous voyages, these two planets also showed no signs of life, and even lacked an atmosphere, with a calm temperature below minus 100 degrees Celsius.
Having stopped many times along the way and seen quite a few planets, humans understand that this kind of environment is the norm for Rocky Planet in the universe, so they are not surprised, but rather quite at ease.
If there's nothing special about it, it means it's at least safe.
Humanity can then utilize the resources of these two Rocky Planet to continue its growth and expansion. More Residential Spaceship and warships will be built here, forming an even larger human fleet.