Of the total number of stars that can be seen with the naked eye, the proper names have about 275 names of stars were invented at different times, in different countries.Not all of them have survived in their original form, and is not always clear why this is the name or that of light.
themselves on ancient drawings that depict the night sky, it is clear that the original name was only constellations.Particularly bright stars were simply marked somehow.
Later came the famous catalog of Ptolemy in which it was indicated by the 48 constellations.Here the heavenly bodies were numbered and were given descriptive names of stars.For example, in the description of the Big Dipper, they looked like "a star on the back of the quadrilateral", "the one on his side", "the first of the tail," and so on.
only in the XVI century Italian astronomer Piccolomini began labeling their Latin and Greek letters.Designation went alphabetically in descending order of magnitude (brightness).The same technique was used by the German astronomer Bayer.The English astronomer Flamsteed designation added to the alphabetic sequence number ("61 Swan").
Talk about how there were beautiful names of the stars, their most outstanding representatives.Of course, we start with the main guiding light - the North Star, so it is often called today.Although the names of her, there are about a hundred, and almost all of them related to its location.This is due to the fact that it points to the North Pole, and thus practically immobile.It seems that the star is simply attached to the sky, and all the other lights around it make its perpetual motion.
It is because of his immobility Polar Star has become the main navigation landmark sky.In Russia, the names of the stars allowed them to Features: This light is called "Heavenly count", "Funny star", "North Star."In Mongolia, it was called the "Golden Number" in Estonia - "Northern nail" in Yugoslavia - "Nekretnitsa" (one that does not rotate).Khakassia it is called "Hoskhar", which means "tethered horse."A Evenki it was nicknamed "the hole the sky."
Sirius - it is the brightest celestial body to the observer on Earth.The Egyptians all poetic names of the stars, that they call Sirius' Radiant Star of the Nile "," tears of Isis, "" King of the Sun "or" Sothis ".The Romans as a celestial body has received a fairly prosaic name - "The hot dog."This is due to the fact that, when it appears in the sky, came the unbearable summer heat.
Spica - the brightest in the constellation Virgo.Previously, it was called the "Ear", which is why the Virgin often portrayed with ears in his hands.Perhaps this is because, when the Sun is in Virgo, comes the time to harvest.
Regulus - the main star of the constellation Leo.In Latin, the name means "chieftain".The name of this celestial body is more ancient than that of the constellation.His so-called even Ptolemy, and the Babylonian and Arab astronomers.There is an assumption that was the star of the Egyptians determined the timing of field work.
Aldebaran - the main star of the constellation Taurus.In Arabic language its name means "going vosled", as this star moves behind the Pleiades (the most beautiful open cluster of stars), it seems to be catching up with them.
more about one of the brightest, it is in the constellation Carina.Canopus - this is her name.The name of the celestial body, and of the constellation has a long history.It was Canopus guide sailors have for many thousands of years before Christ, he is now the main navigational lights in the southern hemisphere.
constellations, stars - they got their name in ancient times.But now, they fascinate with its brilliance and remain a mystery to the people.
