star catalog
The Historic Discussion of Ptolemy’s Star Catalog
From the time of its writing in the 2nd century CE, Claudius Ptolemy’s Almagest stood at the forefront of mathematical…
1 year ago
Scientists Find an Ancient Stellar Catalog Written by Hipparcus Hidden in a Medieval Tome
Spectral imaging reveals the Hipparchus astronomical catalog was much more precise than we thought.
1 year ago
86 Stars Just got Official Names from the IAU
The IAU just approved the names of 86 new stars, the majority of which are derived from Chinese, Hindu, Aboriginal,…
6 years ago
227 Stars Given Names By International Astronomical Union
After months of research, the IAUs Working Group on Star Names has released a catalog that restored the assigned traditional…
7 years ago