Rest in Peace: A Dedication to Zelda (drblevy13)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Minor (UMi) · Contains: 11 UMi · 13 UMi) · 13 gam UMi · Pherkad · Pherkad Major (γ UMi · Pherkad Minor · The star Pherkad · The star Pherkad Minor (11 UMi)

Rest in Peace: A Dedication to Zelda

On 10/13/22, my family and I said goodbye to Zelda, our wonderful cat that has been through it all with us. She provided me and my wife comfort as we went through internship, residency, fellowship, marriage, two children, four moves, a pandemic, and so much more. Sadly, cancer, immunosuppression and renal failure finally got the best of her.

When I left for work each day before sunrise, she would meet me in the kitchen to say goodbye. When days were long and hard, she was there to welcome me home after the sun was down. I never really knew how much her loss would affect me until it happened. You tend to get attached after 15 years.

In response to this, my amazing colleagues at work did something I would have never imagined: they registered a star in her honor. It was an extremely touching gesture and needless to say, I was a sobbing basket-case in clinic when I opened the email and found the certificate with Zelda's star RA and Dec coordinates.

And so, I set up my scope to take a few hours of exposures of the coordinates, which are directly adjacent to Pherkad in Ursa Minor. Unfortunately, the coordinates don't match any star that I can find by plate solving and overlaying either JNOW or J2000 grids. Nevertheless, I decided to pick a star in the vicinity of those coordinates that has no name, and will fondly remember Zelda each time I see Pherkad in the sky.

I marked the star, which can be seen when you hover over the image with your mouse.

Rest in peace. I will love you and miss you always.

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RA (center)	15h20m43s.980
RA (top/left)	15h25m12s.891
RA (top/right)	15h17m21s.714
RA (bottom/right)	15h16m15s.756
RA (bottom/left)	15h23m59s.810

Dec (center)	+71°50′01″.60
Dec (top/left)	+71°55′14″.77
Dec (top/right)	+72°05′00″.15
Dec (bottom/right)	+71°44′25″.34
Dec (bottom/left)	+71°34′51″.17

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