i kind of came accross some Japanese translation lately and took 2 minutes to check the meaning of Subaru. i found that it's the Japanese name for the Pleiades Star Cluster wich happens to be the Subaru emblem.

i'm very sorry if this has been told before but here is a pic of it... beautiful indeed

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OOH,AHHH,OOOOOOOOhttp://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif BEAUTIFUL Nice picture

now we need to find a star cluster that looks like the "i" badge or one that spells "STi" hehe j/k

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You're correct. We (I'm Japanese) call those stars, "Subaru". That's why you see stars on the Subaru rally car.

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I like.....

You're correct. We (I'm Japanese) call those stars, "Subaru". That's why you see stars on the Subaru rally car.


yes Beavis, let me quote myself on that one:



for the Pleiades Star Cluster wich happens to be the Subaru emblem


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i like redundancy, it maens we don't loose any information. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/tongue.gif

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That's me alright, not finish reading the whole sentence...

haha http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/wink.gif i'm the same.

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also...

6 letters in SUBARU

6 stars in the cluster.

It's an acronym

subaru: spend untold bucks always, real urgently (mods, that is)

just a shot in the dark here Alex...

this would be something novel to add as info in the site.

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Beautiful pic. I've never seen it before.

Woah, kinda like my name.....

At least it looks nice...

maybe its my eyes.. but i see more than 6 stars http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif

6 stars in the cluster.

Actually, technially, there are thousands!
But you can actually see 7 of them with the unaided eye, hence "The Seven Sisters" or the "Seven Pleiads". But in order to see that seventh one, the conditions have to be just right, because it's relative brightness is rather faint, so when you do see the Subaru, you more commonly see 6 of the 7 sisters. And so that is why there are 6 starts on the emblem....
Of note...
on the lower left of the pic, you'll see 2 rather bright stars, those are said to be Atlas and Pleione, the parents of the 7 Pleiads. Each star has a name:
Merope, Electra, Maia, Alcyone, Taygeta, Asterope, Calaeno.

Of those, I chose to name my RS Alcyone, or "Aly" for short-she is the brightest star!
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Gotta fly!
Skippy

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Skipilot has got it down man!

One reason I got a wagon was to carry around my big old telescope - hope this doesn't make me too much a geek. Also, there is a Native American myth about the Pleiades that involves Devils Tower in Wyoming (Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind). There are some great curvy roads near Devils Tower too - could it be just a coincidence?

Here's a link to SOJ's English website on the significance of the Subaru brand name:
http://www.fhi.co.jp/subaru/topb00.htm

Ken

hey, that reminds me, when playing Sega GT, they call the SVX the Alcyone. cool http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif

I think it maybe something like a mystical bird too, but I could be wrong.

6 letters in SUBARU

6 stars in the cluster.

It's an acronym


It's not 6 letters in Japanese. Try again.

(I'm not exactly Mr. Japanese, but I believe Subaru is 3 characters in Hiragana <one of the Japanese alphabets. The others are Kanji and Katakana.> Su-Ba-Ru)

On a clear night, you can see all 7 with the naked eye, so I'm not sure why they only put six on there. I guess the overpopulation of Japan has caused so much polution and too many lights for all 7 to be seen. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/wink.gifhttp://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/wink.gifhttp://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/wink.gif

Chadhttp://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/lol.gif

Haha! Thanx for the props deke! http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/wink.gif
Yeah, Jewbaru, there was a car in the 80's named "Alcyone" by Subaru, and it was an XT I do believe.
Gotta fly!
Skippy

Is that also why they cut the emblem from 7 stars to 6 stars? Since there are only 6 that are really visible all the time?

Just a thought.