[Cz-astronomy] Cz-astronomy Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1

[Robert Thorpe]

please excuse typing - injured my shoulder.
i reckon the most common name regardless of type - alpheratz, antares, alpha centauri. there may be contentious ones, but i can't think of any at the moment.
ro



> From: cz-astronomy-request at mail.citizendium.org> Subject: Cz-astronomy Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1> To: cz-astronomy at mail.citizendium.org> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 12:00:01 -0500> > Send Cz-astronomy mailing list submissions to> cz-astronomy at mail.citizendium.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://mail.citizendium.org/mailman/listinfo/cz-astronomy> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> cz-astronomy-request at mail.citizendium.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> cz-astronomy-owner at mail.citizendium.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Cz-astronomy digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Naming convention for stars (M Geldorp)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 11:35:24 -0600> From: M Geldorp <geldorpmh at hotmail.com>> Subject: [Cz-astronomy] Naming convention for stars> To: <cz-astronomy at mail.citizendium.org>> Message-ID: <BLU116-W48BAAB9DCC64E7461ED6B9ADBF0 at phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > > > Hi all,> > I just started writing a couple of articles on stars with well established common names and I was wondering, before I continue, if there are any naming conventions established for this. I was about to start Almach (gamma And.) but it is known under a variety of different spellings and that's saying nothing about alpha And. for instance which can be Alpheratz or Sirrah. Would it be better to have the article title be the Bayer designations (alpha And. etc) or the common name since some like Antares are more likely known under the common name by the public than alpha Sco. Naturally, either would be redirected from the other as well.> > Any suggestions?> > Michael> _________________________________________________________________> Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games!> http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207> > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> Cz-astronomy mailing list> Cz-astronomy at mail.citizendium.org> http://mail.citizendium.org/mailman/listinfo/cz-astronomy> > > End of Cz-astronomy Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1> ******************************************
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