Astronomy: Stars: Names

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Can You Pay to Get a Star Named? http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_385.html The Straight Dope column on a star naming scheme. Guidelines For Star Naming http://www.ips-planetarium.org/pubs/ips-starnaming.html From International Planetarium Society. Explains different ways that stars are assigned names and where their listings are kept. Names of Stars from the Period of Vedas http://www.geocities.com/vijayabalak/stars/nakshathra.html Ancient Indian constellations and stars identified. Naming Stars http://www.iau.org/IAU/FAQ/starnames.html FAQ from International Astronomical Union. Star Names http://www.ras.ucalgary.ca/~gibson/starnames/ A brief description of how stars were named, with links, references, and a table of Western star names and their meanings. Star Pronunciation Guide http://www.earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching/pronounce.html Phonetic pronunciation and audio files for the names of stars and other astronomical objects.

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