A Dictionary of Modern Star Names Puzzles and John Herschel

and John Herschel

and the quizzical aspects of star formation posed by their many unusual clusters and H II regions

This volume is dedicated to the Milky Way’s nearest and largest satellite galaxies

During the night

extinction coefficients

A Dictionary of Modern Star Names Puzzles and John HerschelBy Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart Format: Paperback Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, Zubenelgenubi are obscure tongue twisters. Have you ever wondered where all these exotic sounding star names came from? In this revised edition of the venerable Short Guide to Modern Star Names and their Derivations, Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart track down the origin and