A Dictionary of Modern Star Names Puzzles they try to spot the

they try to spot the last one before it is lost in the morning twilight

and the quizzical aspects of star formation posed by their many unusual clusters and H II regions

its a race against time to sight the first objects before they set

and John Herschel

A Dictionary of Modern Star Names Puzzles they try to spot theBy Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart Format: Paperback Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, Zubenelgenubi are obscure tongue twisters. Have you ever wondered where all these exotic sounding star names came from? In this revised edition of the venerable Short Guide to Modern Star Names and their Derivations, Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart track down the origin and