The name Achird (Eta Cas)
Gunnar Creutz (Achird)
Is there anyone here who knows if the star name Achird (alias Eta Cas) is an
Arabic name? I have also seen the name "Easter Egg Double" or "Easter Egg
Pair" mentioned. Is that a translation of "Achird"?
Btw, how is the name Achird supposed to be pronunciated in English or in the
original language (whatever it can be)? My native language is Swedish so I
have always (well, only for the last 15 years to be exact) used a Swedish
pronunciation of the star name.
Sincerely
Gunnar Creutz, Sweden
a.k.a. Achird
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Matthew Ota
"Gunnar Creutz (Achird)" wrote:
> Is there anyone here who ...
I am not sure if the name is Arabic but I bet it is...
> Btw, how is the name Achird supposed to be pronunciated in English or in the
> original language
This is a subject sorely lacking in amateur astronomy books, the pronunciation
of star names.
Jim Shaffer, Jr.
<achi...@hem2.passagen.se> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Is there anyone here who knows if the star name Achird (alias Eta Cas) is an
>Arabic name?
I cannot find any name for Eta Cas in Burnham's Celestial Handbook, nor William
Hinckley Allen's amazing "Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning".
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Chuck
Olcott,G.P. Putnams and Sons 1911. I find no reference to
any other name for Eta Cas except Eta.
According to "The Friendly Stars", Martha Evans
Martin,Harper Brothers 1908 ppgs.198-199 only 2 stars in
Cas have names:Alpha=Schedar and Beta=Caph.
Also checked with no information was "Curiosities of The
Sky" by Garrett P. Serviss, Harper Brothers 1909.
These are all of the references I can lay my hands on at
the moment.
It is interesting to note that Ref:1 and Ref:2 differ on
the number of names given for stars within CAS.Olcott calls
out 5 or 6 proper names but Martin says there are only 2
proper names.
I also checked for the reverse, i.e. Achird to no avail.
Best of luck in your search, Chuck.
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Jonathan Silverlight
In article <37ab47f9....@news.csrlink.net>, Jim Shaffer, Jr. (jsha...@mail.csrlink.net) writes:
>On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 23:38:10 GMT, "Gunnar Creutz (Achird)"
><achi...@hem2.passagen.se> wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Is there anyone here who knows if the star name Achird (alias Eta Cas) is an
>>Arabic name?
>
>I cannot find any name for Eta Cas in Burnham's Celestial Handbook, nor William
>Hinckley Allen's amazing "Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning".
>
The name is listed in Klepesta and Rukl's "Constellations" but not
explained. Skymap Pro says - Names: Achird, according to Becvar;
Allen says "unnamed".
Gunnar Creutz (Achird)
>>On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 23:38:10 GMT, "Gunnar Creutz (Achird)"
>><achi...@hem2.passagen.se> wrote:
>>
>>>Is there anyone here who knows if the star name Achird (alias Eta Cas) is
an
>>>Arabic name?
>
>explained. Skymap Pro says - Names: Achird, according to Becvar;
>Allen says "unnamed".
Hm, it seems that noone here knows more about the name Achird than I do.
Achird, Eta Cassiopeiae, "Easter Egg Double", HR 219, HD 4614, Struve 60,
Gliese 34, and SETI STAR 4087 are all alternative terms for the same double
star. Any ideas where I can find if "Easter Egg Double" really is a
translation of the name Achird, if Achird really is a Arabic name, or how to
pronounce the name Achird in English?
Sincerely
Gunnar Creutz, Sweden