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- 10:48, 3 May 2025 IAU-Catalog of Star Names (hist | edit) [440 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The IAU-Catalog of Star Names (CSN) is continuously created by the IAU-Working Group on Star Names since 2016.") Tag: Visual edit
- 06:17, 2 May 2025 Pleiades (hist | edit) [6,718 bytes] Dorvic (talk | contribs) (Created page with " A brief information (language, culture of origin) == Etymology and History[edit source] == == Mythology[edit source] == == IAU Working Group on Star Names[edit source] == The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks[edit source] == == Reference[edit source] == * References (general) * ...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 08:28, 1 May 2025 Unurgunite (hist | edit) [313 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Unurgunite [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is an incorrect historical spelling of Nganurganity, the "Jacky lizard" in the culture of the Boorong. WGSN corrects the spelling. #REDIRECT Nganurganity Category:Single star-asterism Category:Star Name Category:Australia and New Zealand")
- 08:18, 1 May 2025 Nganurganity (hist | edit) [1,946 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nganurganity [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the "Jacky lizard" in the culture of the Boorong, a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people of northwestern Victoria in Australia, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the moon, flanked by his wives. The name was listed as Unurgunite in Stanbridge(1861), for initial ng-, which does not occur in English, was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling. #REDIRECT Unurgunite Category:S...")
- 15:22, 29 April 2025 Naked Eye Catalog (hist | edit) [1,419 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Catalogue of Visible Stars (CVS) is a catalogue of celestial objects brighter than 6.5 mag in V-band.") Tag: Visual edit originally created as "Visible Star Catalogue"
- 15:43, 28 April 2025 Apis (Disambiguation) (hist | edit) [286 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__DISAMBIG__ here are the words that are spelled "Apis" * Apis (alternative name for for Musca) (The Fly) * Apis (an asterism, temporary constellation, in Aries) {{Disambiguation}} Category:Disambiguation")
- 20:47, 27 April 2025 Arcturus (Ἀρκτοῦρος) (hist | edit) [1,726 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An ancient Greek name, meaning "The Guard". ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian R...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:58, 27 April 2025 Antares (hist | edit) [1,255 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with ""Antares" is a classical Greek name, found in the Almagest (Scorpius) where it is interpretated as "counter part of Mars", anti-ares. ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References|Referenc...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 05:54, 27 April 2025 Betelgeuse (hist | edit) [8,051 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 201x. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] ) Category:Single star-asterism Category:Star Name...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 10:02, 20 April 2025 Procyon (hist | edit) [1,227 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The name originates from Greek "pro kyon", "before the dog". Today, this term is used as a star name in the constellation Canis Minor but in antiquity, it designated the area - originally likely a (single star-)asterism. ==Etymology and History== The bright star Procyon was possibly used in Mesopotamia as an indicator for the rising of Cancer. The stars in Cancer are so faint that you can barely see them at dusk - but the bright Procyon rises at the same time, which is...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 08:46, 20 April 2025 Sirius (hist | edit) [5,150 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) *...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 10:56, 17 April 2025 al-Nāqa (الناقة) (hist | edit) [7,825 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:An-naqa}} Arabic/ Arabian asterism ==Etymology and History== === '''''al-TERM''''' in Adams (2018),<ref>Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018</ref> pp. xx-xx. === === '''''al-TERM''''' per Khalid AlAjaji === === '''''al-TERM''''' in Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012</ref>, 2025<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des M...") originally created as "An-naqa"
- 10:16, 17 April 2025 Al Faras ( الفرس ) (hist | edit) [18,178 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Arabic/ Arabian asterism ==Etymology and History== === '''''al-TERM''''' in Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018, pp. 162–163. === === '''''al-TERM''''' per Khalid AlAjaji === === '''''al-TERM''''' in Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012. === ==Discussion== ==IAU Working Group Star Names== == Weblinks == * == Reference == Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim...")
- 12:15, 9 April 2025 Vega (hist | edit) [1,618 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is the name of the star α Lyrae in the constellation of Lyra. Kunitzsch and Smart (2006) note that it was applied in medieval times from an abbreviation of its original name ''alnasr al-waqi''<nowiki/>', "the Swooping Eagle (or Vulture)," alternatively used as an asterism name for α, ε, and ζ Lyr. Being used from the end of the 10th century CE, "Vega" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in Europe ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Worki...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 19:13, 6 April 2025 Burangalul (hist | edit) [1,215 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) Category:Single star-asterism Category:Star Name...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:40, 6 April 2025 Kaffalmusalsala (كفّ المسلسة) (hist | edit) [7,548 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 16:16, 4 April 2025 Honores Friderici (hist | edit) [21,975 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 15:12, 16 March 2025 Shimu (豕目) (hist | edit) [4,275 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "alt=celestial map with jade artifact|thumb|Heavenly Pig, an old (obsolete) Chinese constellation. Era of the Lingjiatan Site (6000 BP), graphics by Yunli Shi, animated by Susanne M Hoffmann. Shimu means "Eye of the Pig", it is the name of an individual star in the ancient Chinese constellation of Tian Shi, The Celestial Pig, in Neolithic China. ==Etymology and History== The Lingjiata...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:55, 13 March 2025 Birdhaun البرذون (hist | edit) [2,382 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Birdhaun البرذون}} '''''Al Birdhaun''''' ''( :'' '''البرذون''' ''/ ( 2,29'' is an Arabian star name for ''ε Cen'', a 2.29 mag star in Centaurus. ==Etymology and History== ==='''''al-birdhaun''''' in Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018, pp. 162–163.=== ==='''''al-birdhaun''''' per Khalid AlAjaji=== ==='''''al-birdhaun''''' in Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012.=== Emprunté de façon toute ré...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:34, 4 March 2025 Heng 衡 (hist | edit) [5,589 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Chinese constellation. ==Etymology and History== ... ===Identification of stars=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Star Names or Orders(Traditional/Qing) !Ho PENG YOKE<ref>P.-Y. Ho, “Ancient And Mediaeval Observations of Comets and Novae in Chinese Sources,” ''Vistas in Astronomy'', 5(1962), 127-225.</ref> !Yi Shitong<ref>Yi Shitong伊世同. ''Zhongxi Duizhao Hengxing Tubiao''中西对照恒星图表1950. Beijing: Science Press.1981: 56.</ref> Based on catalogue in 18t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:43, 2 March 2025 mul dZA.BA4.BA4 (hist | edit) [18,771 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with " == Licensing == {{Cc-By}}") Tag: Visual edit
- 08:09, 2 March 2025 Uridimmu (hist | edit) [801 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Uridimmu''}} <sup>(mul)</sup>''Uridimmu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== The goddess of the underworld, identified with Mars and the constellation Snake (mulMUŠ) [G. 128; Wiggermann 1997, 34-35]. {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''"The Great Star List and Miscellenia".''' [<sup>d</sup>Ereš]-ki-gal = min(=<sup>d</sup>ṣal-bat-a-nu) "Ereshkigal = Mars" [Mesop....")
- 08:08, 2 March 2025 Zuqaqīpu (hist | edit) [925 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Zuqaqīpu''}} <sup>mul</sup>''Zuqaqīpu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Akkadian parallel to <sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB "Scorpius," mostly in lexical texts of the Urra XXII series, see g19GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB. ===Historical Dictionaries=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |Kurtik (2022, z12) ! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |Gössmann (1...") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:55, 2 March 2025 Ziqpu (hist | edit) [14,851 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:43, 2 March 2025 Zibānītum (hist | edit) [39,612 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Zibānītum''}} <sup>mul</sup>''Zibānītum'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Akkadian parallel to <sup>mul</sup>GIŠ.ERIN<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>ZI.BA.AN.NA "Libra"; 1) the constellation Libra (Libra), 2) Saturn, Mercury, or Mars [G. 176; CAD Z, 100], see also e18ERIN<sub>2</sub>, g12GI<sub>6</sub>, g22GIŠ.ERIN<sub>2</sub>, z07ZI.BA.AN.NA, z...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:27, 1 March 2025 ZIB2 (hist | edit) [1,814 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:27, 1 March 2025 ZIB (hist | edit) [3,557 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>me</sup> is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>zibbātu 'Tails'; designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [G. 175]. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |'''Astronomical diaries.''' See. [ADRT I-III, passim], the desi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:33, 1 March 2025 ZI.BA.AN.NA (hist | edit) [6,881 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:32, 1 March 2025 ZI (hist | edit) [2,415 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>múl</sup>ZI is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== A nonstandard designation for the sign of the zodiac Libra (Libra) in later astrological texts; probably an abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>ZI.BA.AN.NA. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |'''Late astrology.''' Text W 22646. a) In the list of "symbols of zodiacal constellations" Libra (ZI) corresponds to erin<sub>2</sub> "libra" [SpTU I...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:10, 1 March 2025 Zarû (hist | edit) [2,378 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:06, 1 March 2025 Zapānītu (hist | edit) [2,822 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:05, 1 March 2025 Zappu (hist | edit) [859 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Zappu''}} <sup>mul / d</sup>''Zappu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== "Stubble (Mane)," an Akkadian parallel to MUL.MUL "Stars" in lexical texts; = Pleiades, see m35MUL.MUL. ===Historical Dictionaries=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |Kurtik (2022, z03) ! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |Gössmann (1950) |- |«Щетина (Грива)», аккадска...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:02, 1 March 2025 ZAG.GAR (hist | edit) [1,855 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:58, 25 February 2025 UTU (hist | edit) [18,833 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>mul</sup>GI.GI is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== var. readings and notations: 20, d20, MAN; = dŠamaš; the solar god Shamash, the Sun [G. 135], see also d09DINGIR, m04MAN, sh03Šamaš. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |"Prayers to the Gods of the Night." Neo-Assyrian prayer: mul dUTU [Oppenheim 1959, 283:19]. EAE. See. [ABCD, 40, 87, 214; BPO 2, III 24b, XVIII 9; BPO 3, 287; Die...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:54, 25 February 2025 UŠ12.ZU (hist | edit) [2,299 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:53, 25 February 2025 Uṣurtu (hist | edit) [2,526 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Uṣurtu''}} <sup>mul</sup>''Uṣurtu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Lit. "Drawing, Image." [AHw, 1440]; the name of the Great Twins (Gemini)(?) [G. 158]. {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''Šumma Sîn ina tāmartīšu.''' diš 30 tur<sub>3</sub> nigin<sub>2</sub>-ma <sup>mul</sup>u<sub>2</sub>-ṣur-ti ina ša<sub>3</sub>-šu<sub>2</sub> gub-iz... "If the M...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:49, 25 February 2025 USAN2.PA.SIKIL (hist | edit) [1,280 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>d</sup>USAN<sub>2</sub>.PA.SIKIL is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Epithet of Venus as the evening star(?); in the AN: <sup>d</sup>Anum series (IV 174): <sup>d</sup>usan<sub>2</sub>.pa.sikil = <sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> "Usanpasikil = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31, K.2109+ rev. ii 10; Litke 1998, 161; Tallqvist 1938, 481]. ==Historical Dictionaries== {| class="wikitab...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:48, 25 February 2025 Ur-um AN.NA (hist | edit) [1,285 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ur-um'' AN.NA}} <sup>mul</sup>''Ur-um'' AN.NA is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== "Celestial light"(?); apparently part of the constellation mulPA.BIL.SAG (p03). {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''"Great Star List and Miscellenia".''' <sup>mul</sup>ur-um an.na = min( = me-šiḫ <sup>d</sup>pa.bil.sag) "Celestial light = Brilliance of Pabilsag"(?) [Mesop.Astrol., Ap...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:44, 25 February 2025 UR2.KUN (hist | edit) [922 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:43, 25 February 2025 UR.NIG (hist | edit) [1,184 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:02, 22 February 2025 Unnutu (hist | edit) [6,960 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:01, 22 February 2025 Ummulūtu (hist | edit) [5,923 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ummulūtu''}} (MUL.MEŠ) u''mmulūtu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Lit. "dim (misty, twinkling) stars"; 1) = ziqpu XIII, a group of stars in Perseus (Perseus), 2) groups of stars in some constellations. {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''MUL.APIN.''' (1) List of Enlil's stars (No. 10): a) MUL<sup>meš</sup> um-mu-lu-tum ša<sub>2</sub> ina KUN <sup>mul</sup...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:54, 22 February 2025 UMBIN (hist | edit) [875 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:54, 22 February 2025 UL (hist | edit) [1,961 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "UL is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Var. reading: UL<sub>8</sub> (= mul<sub>4</sub>, according to [Borger 2004, Nr. 698]); = kakkabu "Star"; 1) star, luminary, in particular shooting star; 2) determinative before names of luminaries in later texts [G. 148]. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |'''Lexical texts.''' (1) Urra XXII series: ul = kak-k[a-bu] [MSL XI, 30:22]; ul = kak-ka-bu [...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:27, 22 February 2025 UGA (hist | edit) [27,150 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "d") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:25, 22 February 2025 UDU.NITA2 (hist | edit) [1,176 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 08:21, 22 February 2025 Templates (hist | edit) [74 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "List of all Templates == All Templates == {{Special:AllPages/Template:}}")
- 16:58, 21 February 2025 Help (hist | edit) [2,632 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Welcome to the All Skies Encyclopaedia! You can only edit the encyclopaedia with an account granted by the owner (Susanne M Hoffmann). == Want to contribute? == *Login with the "login" at the upper right corner, *click "Edit" and start writing. === Editing is easy: === *With the menu in the visual editor, you can control the '''layout''' (e.g. specify headlines of various level, bold/italic font etc.), '''create links''' inside and outside this encyclopaedia... *add...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:37, 21 February 2025 Patterns (hist | edit) [120 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "All Patterns") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:53, 21 February 2025 Pattern:StarName-IAU (hist | edit) [749 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian...") Tag: Disambiguation links
