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Re: Chasing Miaplacidus
From: Russell D. Sampson
Date: 2022 Oct 21, 14:57 -0400
From: Russell D. Sampson
Date: 2022 Oct 21, 14:57 -0400
Frank:
Here is another source to stick in your Miaplacidus album.
Kunitzsch, Paul, and Smart, Tim (1986), Short Guide to Modern Star Names and their Derivatives, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden
[Beta] Miaplacidus [I've attached an image of their pronunciation since Gmail will not do an upside down "e"]
“Applied in recent times, and of unknown astronomical significance. The first element, Mia-, is unexplained. The second element is the Latin adjective placidus, meaning "calm, gentle" (here in the masculine form).”
Hope you're well.
Russ
On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 2:03 PM Frank Reed <NoReply_FrankReed@fer3.com> wrote:
A bit of astronomy trivia... Where did this star name come from? Miaplacidus has been a Nautical Almanac star name for decades, and it is now also officially sanctioned by the IAU. Apologies for being repetitive if you've already seen this.
http://www.reednavigation.com/Miaplacidus/Frank Reed
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