Pronouncing the Stars and Constellations |
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One of the interesting things about astronomy is the huge amount of mythology and legends from ancient times, when the Greek, Arabic and Chinese civilisations began to study the stars in detail. Just about all the star names and constellation names are derived from these times and hence it can be difficult to know just how some of these names are meant to be pronounced, originating as they do from foreign languages, and in many cases from ancient versions of those languages. |
Andromeda An-DROM-eh-duh |
BONUS! Here are the correct pronunciations for the twelve brightest stars in the night sky as seen from Earth. |
Sirius SIH-ree-us |