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Star Names

Fifty bright stars that still carry names from Arabic astronomy, each drawn as an engraved star chart with its modern name, the Arabic original and what it means.

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Altair marked in gold among the stars of Aquila, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a night-blue ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.AltairNo. 1
Vega drawn as a large gold star within an eight-pointed star of two interlaced squares, with a small finder chart of Lyra and the star's modern and Arabic names.VegaNo. 2
An engraved star-atlas plate of Cygnus on an indigo ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Deneb picked out in gold.DenebNo. 3
A quiet parchment print: the stars of Cygnus in fine dots and hairlines, Sadr a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.SadrNo. 4
The stars of Taurus rising over low dunes under a dusk sky, with Aldebaran marked in gold and its names set on the land below.AldebaranNo. 5
An engraved star-atlas plate of Taurus on a parchment ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Elnath picked out in gold.ElnathNo. 6
Betelgeuse marked in gold among the stars of Orion, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a deep blue ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.BetelgeuseNo. 7
The stars of Orion rising over a calm sea under a dusk sky, with Rigel marked in gold and its names set over the water below.RigelNo. 8
Alnitak drawn as a large gold star within a twelve-pointed interlaced star, with a small finder chart of Orion and the star's modern and Arabic names.AlnitakNo. 9
A quiet ink-dark print: the stars of Orion's belt in fine dots and hairlines, Alnilam a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.AlnilamNo. 10
The stars of Orion rising over a line of hills under a night-blue sky, with Mintaka marked in gold and its names set on the land below.MintakaNo. 11
An engraved star-atlas plate of Orion on an ink-dark ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Saiph picked out in gold.SaiphNo. 12
The stars of Piscis Austrinus rising over a calm sea under a dusk sky, with Fomalhaut marked in gold and its names set over the water below.FomalhautNo. 13
An engraved star-atlas plate of Perseus on a deep blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Algol picked out in gold.AlgolNo. 14
Mirfak marked in gold among the stars of Perseus, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a parchment ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.MirfakNo. 15
An engraved star-atlas plate of Ursa Major on a night-blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Dubhe picked out in gold.DubheNo. 16
Merak marked in gold among the stars of the Plough, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on an indigo ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.MerakNo. 17
A quiet pale bone print: the stars of Ursa Major in fine dots and hairlines, Phecda a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.PhecdaNo. 18
Mizar drawn as a large gold star within fine concentric rings, with a small finder chart of Ursa Major and the star's modern and Arabic names.MizarNo. 19
The stars of the Plough rising over a dark plain under a dusk sky, with Alkaid marked in gold and its names set on the land below.AlkaidNo. 20
Pherkad marked in gold among the stars of Ursa Minor, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a deep blue ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.PherkadNo. 21
An engraved star-atlas plate of Draco on a parchment ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Thuban picked out in gold.ThubanNo. 22
Eltanin drawn as a large gold star within a ten-pointed interlaced star, with a small finder chart of Draco and the star's modern and Arabic names.EltaninNo. 23
An engraved star-atlas plate of Eridanus on a deep blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Achernar picked out in gold.AchernarNo. 24
A quiet night-blue print: the stars of Eridanus in fine dots and hairlines, Zaurak a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.ZaurakNo. 25
The stars of Hydra rising over low dunes under a night-blue sky, with Alphard marked in gold and its names set on the land below.AlphardNo. 26
Denebola marked in gold among the stars of Leo, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on an ink-dark ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.DenebolaNo. 27
Algieba drawn as a large gold star within a twelve-pointed interlaced star, with a small finder chart of Leo and the star's modern and Arabic names.AlgiebaNo. 28
An engraved star-atlas plate of Libra on an indigo ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Zubenelgenubi picked out in gold.ZubenelgenubiNo. 29
A quiet parchment print: the stars of Libra in fine dots and hairlines, Zubeneschamali a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.ZubeneschamaliNo. 30
Alderamin marked in gold among the stars of Cepheus, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a night-blue ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.AlderaminNo. 31
An engraved star-atlas plate of Andromeda on an ink-dark ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Alpheratz picked out in gold.AlpheratzNo. 32
Almach drawn as a large gold star within a rosette of eight overlapping circles, with a small finder chart of Andromeda and the star's modern and Arabic names.AlmachNo. 33
A quiet ink-dark print: the stars of Aries in fine dots and hairlines, Hamal a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.HamalNo. 34
An engraved star-atlas plate of Cetus on a night-blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Menkar picked out in gold.MenkarNo. 35
The stars of Cetus rising over a line of hills under a dusk sky, with Diphda marked in gold and its names set on the land below.DiphdaNo. 36
Rasalhague marked in gold among the stars of Ophiuchus, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a parchment ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.RasalhagueNo. 37
An engraved star-atlas plate of Hercules on a deep blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Rasalgethi picked out in gold.RasalgethiNo. 38
Unukalhai drawn as a large gold star within a sunburst of fine rays, with a small finder chart of Serpens and the star's modern and Arabic names.UnukalhaiNo. 39
The stars of Pegasus rising over low dunes under a dusk sky, with Enif marked in gold and its names set on the land below.EnifNo. 40
Sadalmelik marked in gold among the stars of Aquarius, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on an indigo ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.SadalmelikNo. 41
A quiet pale bone print: the stars of Aquarius in fine dots and hairlines, Sadalsuud a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.SadalsuudNo. 42
The stars of Scorpius rising over a dark plain under a dusk sky, with Shaula marked in gold and its names set on the land below.ShaulaNo. 43
Algorab drawn as a large gold star within a sixteen-pointed interlaced star, with a small finder chart of Corvus and the star's modern and Arabic names.AlgorabNo. 44
An engraved star-atlas plate of Gemini on a parchment ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Alhena picked out in gold.AlhenaNo. 45
Alnair marked in gold among the stars of Grus, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on a deep blue ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.AlnairNo. 46
A quiet night-blue print: the stars of Crater in fine dots and hairlines, Alkes a single gold point, and its names set small beneath.AlkesNo. 47
Alphecca drawn as a large gold star within a ten-pointed star ringed by a small crown of gold points, with a small finder chart of Corona Borealis and the star's modern and Arabic names.AlpheccaNo. 48
Caph marked in gold among the stars of Cassiopeia, drawn inside an astrolabe ring of degree marks on an ink-dark ground, with its modern and Arabic names below.CaphNo. 49
An engraved star-atlas plate of Lepus on a night-blue ground, with a fine coordinate grid, a chequered border and Arneb picked out in gold.ArnebNo. 50
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