Where can I find a way to properly pronounce the names of things like Bootes, or Saiph or Achernar? Astronomy might be a little easier and more enjoyable if I knew the proper nomenclature!Pronunciation of star and constellation names?Here's an interesting one for the stars:
http://astro.isi.edu/reference/starnames鈥?/a>
And for the constellations:
http://www.perr.com/constellation.htmlPronunciation of star and constellation names?
wikipedia..aside pronounciation of the word, u'll learn everything about what u'r lookin' for.. try it..;pPronunciation of star and constellation names?I would try an encyclopedia. Trouble is people will still same them differently.Pronunciation of star and constellation names?
Most of the stars and constellations that can be seen from the northern hemisphere have Arabic names because they were named by ancient shepherds.Pronunciation of star and constellation names?One source is by clicking on objects in Starry Night software.
But don't worry too much about the pronunciations. Every list I've ever seen has variations. Every astronomer I know pronounces them differently. How is anybody living in the 21st century supposed to know the perfectly correct pronunciation for medieval Latin, Greek, and Arabic words? Even scholars of ancient languages argue about pronunciations.
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