| 1. | | IAU - Designations & Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
International Astronomical Union discusses the process of naming celestial bodies, and offers guidelines for applying working names.
http://www.iau.org/nomencla.html
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| 2. | | IAU Specifications for Nomenclature
Specifications concerning designations for astronomical radiation sources outside the solar system How to refer to a source or designate a new one from the Task Group on Astronomical Designations of IAU Commission 5 Contents General Recommendat
http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/iau-spec.html
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| 3. | | The International Astronomical Union
FAQ describes how stars get their names. Includes links to related topics.
http://www.iau.org/starnames.html |
| 4. | | The International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union discusses the process of naming celestial bodies, and offers guidelines for applying working names.
http://www.iau.org/nomencla.html
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| 5. | | ROG: The Naming of Stars
Astronomy Information Service : Information Leaflets : Stars astroline@nmm.ac.uk Search the Information Leaflets Space The Planets Comets, Meteors & Asteroids Stars The Universe Telescopes Timekeeping The Observatory General A
http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/leaflets/name/name.html
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| 6. | | Naming Stars
Naming Stars A number of stars has been assigned proper names historically from various cultures, especially the brighter stars. Many of these names are still used today. As individual naming is not exactly practical for a large number of stars, a
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/~spider/spider/Misc/naming.html
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| 7. | | Sky and Telescope -- Basics
Our Basics section is your introduction to some of the essential concepts in astronomy - star magnitudes and colors, coordinate systems, nomenclature of celestial objects, and more. What Does That Mean? Part of l
http://www.skypub.com/tips/basics/basics.html
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| 8. | | The Naming of Stars
The Naming of Stars Astronomers use a number of conventions to name stars. Most conventions have their origins hundreds of years ago. All star names and designations must be approved by the International Astronomical Union . The Centre de Données
http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/PHY515/varnames.html
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| 9. | | Sky and Telescope -- Names of the stars
Names of the Stars By Alan MacRobert Above : Johann Bayer was the first to use Greek letters for star names. Here is the constellation Taurus from his Uranometria atlas of 1603. If a rose by any other nam
http://www.skypub.com/tips/basics/starnames.html
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| 10. | | How Stars are Namedstar naming systems Naming the Stars There are thousands of stars visible to the naked eye and millions visible in a telescope. It is vital when communicating results to other astronomers to give an unambiguous designation to a star. There are se http://www.sal.wisc.edu/WUPPE/namestar.html |
