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Round the year with the stars / The chief beauties of the starry heavens as seen with the naked eye cover

Round the year with the stars / The chief beauties of the starry heavens as seen with the naked eye

Chapter 14: PRONUNCIATION OF STAR AND CONSTELLATION NAMES
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The work guides sighted amateurs through the seasonal naked-eye sky, presenting four circular charts that show the evening heavens at the vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice, together with larger charts that include constellation boundaries and Greek-letter star labels. It explains how to use the maps, how perspective and orientation affect viewing, and how to recognize principal stars and constellations of the fourth magnitude or brighter. Chapters cover the changing evening sky by season, a discussion of the visible planets, and practical aids such as pronunciation of star names and an appendix to help beginners establish a habit of informed star‑gazing.

PRONUNCIATION OF STAR AND CONSTELLATION NAMES

  • Achernar (ä-ké̃r-när)
  • Albireo (ăl-bí̄-rē-ō)
  • Alcyone (ăl-sí̄-ŏ-nē)
  • Aldebaran (ăl-dé̆b-ȧr-ăn)
  • Algenib (ăl-ḡén-ib)
  • Algenubi (ắl-ḡen-ú̄-bǐ)
  • Algieba (ăl-jé̄-bȧ)
  • Algol (ăl-gol)
  • Algorab (ắl-go-rá̈b)
  • Alioth (ắl-ĭ-ŏth)
  • Alkalurops (ắl-kā-lú̄-rŏps)
  • Alnilam (ắl-nĭ-lá̈m)
  • Alnitah (ăl-nĭ-tá̈h)
  • Almaack (ắl-mā-ắck)
  • Alphacca (ăl-fắk-kȧ)
  • Alphard (ăl-fá̈rd)
  • Alpheratz (ăl-fé̄-rătz)
  • Alrischa (ăl-rĭ-sh́ȧ)
  • Alrucaba (ăl-rũ-cá̈-bȧ)
  • Altair (ăl-tá̄r or ăl-ẗá̈-ǐr)
  • Aludra (á̈-lũ-dr̈á̈)
  • Andromeda (ăn-dŕŏm-ē-dȧ)
  • Antares (ǎn-tá̄-rēz)
  • Antinous (ăn-tí̆n-ŏ̄-ŭs)
  • Aquarius (ȧ-kẃā-rĭ-ŭs)
  • Aquila (ắk-wĭ-lȧ)
  • Arcturus (ärk-t́ũ-rŭs)
  • Argo Navis (ār-gō ńā-vǐs)
  • Aries (á̄-rēz or á̄-rǐ-ēs)
  • Auriga (äw-rí̄-ḡȧ)
  • Baten Kaitos (bá̈-tĕn kí̄tŏs)
  • Bellatrix (bĕl-lá̄-trĭx)
  • Benetnasch (bē-né̆t-născh)
  • Betelgeuse (bé̆t-ĕl-ḡooz or bé̆t-ĕl-gēz)
  • Boötes (bb̄-ó̄-tēz)
  • Camelopardalis (căm-ĕĺ-ō-pă´r-dā-lĭs)
  • Canes Venatici (cá̄-nēz vĕn-á̆t-ĭ̆-sī)
  • Canis Major (cá̄-nĭs má̄jor)
  • Canis Minor (cá̄-nĭs míṅor)
  • Canopus (cȧn-ó̄-pus)
  • Capella (cā-pé̆l-lȧ)
  • Caph (kāff)
  • Capricornus (cá̆p-rī-kór-nus)
  • Cassiopeia (cá̆s-sĭ-ō-pé̄-yȧ)
  • Centaurus (cĕn-táw-rus)
  • Cepheus (śē-fē-us or śē-fũs)
  • Cetus (śē-tŭs)
  • Coma Berenices (có̄mā bēr-ĕ-ní̄-sēs)
  • Corona Borealis (có̄-ró̄-nȧ bō-rē-á̄-lis)
  • Corvus (côŕ-vus)
  • Crater (crá̄-ter)
  • Cygnus (sĭǵ̄-nus)
  • Delphinus (del-fí̄-nus)
  • Deneb (dĕń-eb)
  • Denebola (dē-né̆b-ō-lȧ)
  • Draco (dŕā-co)
  • Dubhe (dũb́-hĕ)
  • Eltanin (ĕĺ-tȧ-nĭn)
  • Equuleus (ē-kwóo-lē-ŭs)
  • Eridanus (ē-rĭd́-ā-nus)
  • Fomalhaut (fó̄-măl-hôt)
  • Fornax (fôŕ-naks)
  • Gemini (jé̆m-ĭ-nī)
  • Giedi (jé̄-dĭ)
  • Gienah (jé̄-nah)
  • Gomelza (gō-mé̆l-zȧ)
  • Hamal (há̆m-al)
  • Hercules (hé̑r-kũ-lēz)
  • Hyades (hí̄-ȧ-dēz)
  • Hydra (hí̄-drȧ)
  • Lacerta (lȧ-sė̄r-ta)
  • Leo (lé̄-ō)
  • Lepus (lé̄-pus)
  • Libra (lí̄-brȧ)
  • Lyra (lí̄-rȧ)
  • Maia (má̄-yȧ)
  • Marfak (má̇r-făk)
  • Markab (má̇r-kăb)
  • Megrez (mé̄-grĕz)
  • Menkab (mĕn-ká̄b)
  • Menkalina (mé̆n-kȧ-lĭ-ná̄h)
  • Merope (mé̃r-ō-pē)
  • Mesarthim (mē-sār-th́ĭm)
  • Mintaka (mĭń-tȧ-kȧ)
  • Mira (mí̄-rȧ)
  • Mirach (mí̄-rak)
  • Mizar (mí̄-zȧr)
  • Monoceros (mō-nŏś-ĕr-ŏs)
  • Murzim (mú̆r-zĭm)
  • Ophiuchus (ó̄-fĭ-ú̄-kus)
  • Orion (ō-rí̄-ŏn)
  • Pegasus (pĕǵ-ā-sŭs)
  • Perseus (pé̃r-sē-ŭs or pé̃r-sũs)
  • Pisces (pĭś-sēz)
  • Piscis Austrinus (pi̇̆s-sĭs aus-tŕī-nus)
  • Pleiades (pĺē-ǎd-ēz or plí̄-ǎd-ēz)
  • Polaris (pō-lȧŕ-ĭs)
  • Pollux (pó̌l-lux)
  • Porrima (pó̆r-rĭ-mȧ)
  • Præsepe (prē-sé̄-pē)
  • Procyon (prō-sí̄-ǒn)
  • Ras Algethi (rȧs ǎĺ-gĕ-th́ǐ)
  • Rastaban (rȧs-tà-bāń)
  • Regulus (ré̆ḡ-ũ-lǔs)
  • Rigel (rí̄-ḡĕl or rí̄-jĕl)
  • Sagitta (sȧ-jí̌t-tȧ)
  • Sagittarius (sȧ-jǐt-tá̄-rǐ-ǔs)
  • Scheat (she-ǎt́)
  • Schedar (shěd́-där)
  • Scorpio (skór-pǐ-ō)
  • Scutum Sobieskii (sḱũ-tǔm sō-bǐ-ěś-kǐ-ī)
  • Serpens (sé̃r-pens)
  • Sirius (sǐŕ-ǐ-ǔs)
  • Spica (spí̄-kȧ)
  • Taurus (tāú-rǔs)
  • Thuban (thu-bäń)
  • Triangulum (trī-ǎń-ġũ-lǔm)
  • Ursa Major (ûŕ-sȧ má̄-jor)
  • Ursa Minor (ûŕ-sȧ mí̄-nor)
  • Vega (vé̄-ḡȧ)
  • Vindemiatrix (vǐn-dé̄-mǐ-á̄-trǐx)
  • Virgo (vėŕ-go)
  • Vulpecula (vǔl-pěḱ-ũ-lȧ)
  • Wesen (wá̄-zĕn)
  • Zavijava (zȧ-vǐ-já̈-vāh)
  • Zubenelgenubi (zũ-bé̆n-ěl-jen-ú̄-bǐ)
  • Zubeneschemali (zũ-bé̌n-ěs-she-ḿȧ-lǐ)