Al-Miġzal - Revision history

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	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==

	In 2026, the name al-Miġzal (or any spelling variant) was suggested as a star name in the area that is covered by the historical asterism. It is suggested to be used for ...		In 2026, the name al-Miġzal (or any spelling variant) was suggested as a star name in the area that is covered by the historical asterism. It is suggested to be used for η Cyg.

	WGSN decided in ... 202x to name ... ...		WGSN decided in ... 202x to name ... ...

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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

	*		* Stellarium https://stellarium.org/
	~~== Bibliography ==~~
	~~Lisān al-ʿarab<ref name="lisan"~~/~~>, Kitāb al-Kawākib<ref name="khalid2021sufi"~~/~~>, Ibn Qutayba<ref name="qutayba"~~/>, Al-Marzūqī<ref name="marzuqi"/>, Kunitzsch<ref name="Kunitzsch1961"/>, Danielle Adams<ref name="Adams2018"/>, Laffitte (2012<ref name="Laffitte2012"/>, 2025<ref name="Laffitte2025"/>), Urjuzat al-Kawākib<ref name="khalid2021urjuza"/>, Al-Ṯaqafī<ref name="thaqafi"/>, Al-Farāhīdī<ref name="farahidi"/>, Al-Ṣūfī 1954<ref name="sufi1954"/> Ideler 1809<ref name="ideler"/>, Schjellerup<ref name="Schjellerup"/>

	== Reference ==		== Reference ==

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Sources and Identification

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	The name comes from local oral tradition, recorded by Khalid al-Ajaji in October 2016 during a star-gazing session in the dunes of Ṯuwayrāt in the [[wikipedia:Al-Zulfi\|al-Zulfī]] region, northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The identification was made directly at the time, when the informant pointed to the cross-shaped stars of Cygnus, visible from shortly after sunset until after midnight.		The name comes from local oral tradition, recorded by Khalid al-Ajaji in October 2016 during a star-gazing session in the dunes of Ṯuwayrāt in the [[wikipedia:Al-Zulfi\|al-Zulfī]] region, northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The identification was made directly at the time, when the informant pointed to the cross-shaped stars of Cygnus, visible from shortly after sunset until after midnight.

	The research is documented and published in Stellarium software,<ref>Zotti, G., Hoffmann, S. M., Wolf, A., Chéreau, F., & Chéreau, G. (2021). The Simulated Sky: Stellarium for Cultural Astronomy Research. Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, 6(2), 221–258. DOI: 10.1558/jsa.17822</ref> available as a public dataset in the Stellarium GitHub Repository<ref>Stellarium Repo https://zenodo.org/records/20835040<nowiki/>Stellarium's official Zenodo Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.5281/zenodo.20835040</ref> and the description by Khalid AlAjaji is also published in paper form in the conference proceedings Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds. 2022)<ref>Khalid AlAjaji (2022). Stellarium Sky Culture "Arabian Peninsula", in Hoffmann, S. and Wolfschmidt, G. (eds.). Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy, Featuring the Proceedings of a splinter meeting in the German Astronomical Society. tredition, Ahrensburg.</ref>.		The research is documented and published in Stellarium software,<ref>Zotti, G., Hoffmann, S. M., Wolf, A., Chéreau, F., & Chéreau, G. (2021). The Simulated Sky: Stellarium for Cultural Astronomy Research. Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, 6(2), 221–258. DOI: 10.1558/jsa.17822</ref> available as a public dataset in the Stellarium GitHub Repository<ref>Stellarium Repo https://zenodo.org/records/20835040<nowiki/>Stellarium's official Zenodo Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.5281/zenodo.20835040</ref> and the description by Khalid AlAjaji is also published in paper form in the conference proceedings Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds. 2022)<ref>Khalid AlAjaji (2022). Stellarium Sky Culture "Arabian Peninsula", in Hoffmann, S. and Wolfschmidt, G. (eds.). Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy, Featuring the Proceedings of a splinter meeting in the German Astronomical Society. tredition, Ahrensburg.</ref>. In Stellarium it is written (by Khalid AlAjaji): <blockquote>'''The Wool Spindle:''' The cross-shaped arrangement of α Cyg (Deneb), ε Cyg (Gienah), γ Cyg (Sadr), δ Cyg, and β1+β2 Cyg (Albireo). This comes from oral tradition in Zulfi, central Saudi Arabia [#1]<ref>Reference [#1] in this case is "Oral Tradition" documented by the author of this sky culture, Khalid AlAjaji. </ref>. </blockquote>

	==== Stars Identification ====		==== Stars Identification ====

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	===Sources and Identification===		===Sources and Identification===
	The name comes from local oral tradition, recorded by Khalid al-Ajaji in October 2016 during a star-gazing session in the dunes of Ṯuwayrāt in the [[wikipedia:Al-Zulfi\|al-Zulfī]] region, northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.		The name comes from local oral tradition, recorded by Khalid al-Ajaji in October 2016 during a star-gazing session in the dunes of Ṯuwayrāt in the [[wikipedia:Al-Zulfi\|al-Zulfī]] region, northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The identification was made directly at the time, when the informant pointed to the cross-shaped stars of Cygnus, visible from shortly after sunset until after midnight.
	The identification was made directly at the time, when the informant pointed to the cross-shaped stars of Cygnus, visible from shortly after sunset until after midnight.
			The research is documented and published in Stellarium software,<ref>Zotti, G., Hoffmann, S. M., Wolf, A., Chéreau, F., & Chéreau, G. (2021). The Simulated Sky: Stellarium for Cultural Astronomy Research. Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, 6(2), 221–258. DOI: 10.1558/jsa.17822</ref> available as a public dataset in the Stellarium GitHub Repository<ref>Stellarium Repo https://zenodo.org/records/20835040<nowiki/>Stellarium's official Zenodo Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.5281/zenodo.20835040</ref> and the description by Khalid AlAjaji is also published in paper form in the conference proceedings Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds. 2022)<ref>Khalid AlAjaji (2022). Stellarium Sky Culture "Arabian Peninsula", in Hoffmann, S. and Wolfschmidt, G. (eds.). Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy, Featuring the Proceedings of a splinter meeting in the German Astronomical Society. tredition, Ahrensburg.</ref>.

	==== Stars Identification ====		==== Stars Identification ====

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	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==

	In ~~202x~~, the name ~~...~~ was ~~suggest~~ as a star name in the area that is covered by the historical asterism. It is suggested to be used for ...		In 2026, the name al-Miġzal (or any spelling variant) was suggested as a star name in the area that is covered by the historical asterism. It is suggested to be used for ...

	WGSN decided in ... 202x to name ... ...		WGSN decided in ... 202x to name ... ...

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	[[File:Almighzal.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism ''al-Miġzal'' (المِغْزَل). (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]		[[File:Almighzal.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism ''al-Miġzal'' (المِغْزَل). (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]
	'''al-Miġzal''' (Arabic: المِغْزَل), “the wool spindle” is an Arabic name for the stars forming a cross shape in Cygnus.~~<gallery widths="240" heights="360" perrow="1">~~		'''al-Miġzal''' (Arabic: المِغْزَل), “the wool spindle” is an Arabic name for the stars forming a cross shape in Cygnus.
	File:Service-pnp-matpc-03700-03790v.jpg\|Bedouin shepherdess spinning. Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital ID: matpc 03790 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.03790 [https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.03790/ Original image on loc.gov]
	~~</gallery>~~

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==
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	The name al-Miġzal is used regionally in central Saudi Arabia.		The name al-Miġzal is used regionally in central Saudi Arabia.
	[[File:Al-Miġzal.png\|thumb\|Al-Miġzal asterism in Cygnus. Photo by Khalid al-Ajaji taken on October 2016, the time of the identification of the name and its stars. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]		[[File:Al-Miġzal.png\|thumb\|Al-Miġzal asterism in Cygnus. Photo by Khalid al-Ajaji taken on October 2016, the time of the identification of the name and its stars. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]
			<gallery widths="240" heights="360" perrow="1">
			File:Service-pnp-matpc-03700-03790v.jpg\|Bedouin shepherdess spinning. Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital ID: matpc 03790 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.03790 [https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.03790/ Original image on loc.gov]
			</gallery>

	===Etymology===		===Etymology===

KhalidAlAjaji: Al-Zulfi weblink

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Al-Zulfi weblink

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	===Sources and Identification===		===Sources and Identification===
	The name comes from local oral tradition, recorded by Khalid al-Ajaji in October 2016 during a star-gazing session in the dunes of Ṯuwayrāt in the al-Zulfī region, northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.		The name comes from local oral tradition, recorded by Khalid al-Ajaji in October 2016 during a star-gazing session in the dunes of Ṯuwayrāt in the [[wikipedia:Al-Zulfi\|al-Zulfī]] region, northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
	The identification was made directly at the time, when the informant pointed to the cross-shaped stars of Cygnus, visible from shortly after sunset until after midnight.		The identification was made directly at the time, when the informant pointed to the cross-shaped stars of Cygnus, visible from shortly after sunset until after midnight.

KhalidAlAjaji: ِadded star chart.

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ِadded star chart.

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			[[File:Almighzal.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism ''al-Miġzal'' (المِغْزَل). (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]
	'''al-Miġzal''' (Arabic: المِغْزَل), “the wool spindle” is an Arabic name for the stars forming a cross shape in Cygnus.<gallery widths="240" heights="360" perrow="1">		'''al-Miġzal''' (Arabic: المِغْزَل), “the wool spindle” is an Arabic name for the stars forming a cross shape in Cygnus.<gallery widths="240" heights="360" perrow="1">
	File:Service-pnp-matpc-03700-03790v.jpg\|Bedouin shepherdess spinning. Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital ID: matpc 03790 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.03790 [https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.03790/ Original image on loc.gov]		File:Service-pnp-matpc-03700-03790v.jpg\|Bedouin shepherdess spinning. Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital ID: matpc 03790 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.03790 [https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.03790/ Original image on loc.gov]

KhalidAlAjaji: Added photo by Khalid al-Ajaji of al-Miġzal.

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Added photo by Khalid al-Ajaji of al-Miġzal.

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	The name al-Miġzal is used regionally in central Saudi Arabia.		The name al-Miġzal is used regionally in central Saudi Arabia.
			[[File:Al-Miġzal.png\|thumb\|Al-Miġzal asterism in Cygnus. Photo by Khalid al-Ajaji taken on October 2016, the time of the identification of the name and its stars. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]

	===Etymology===		===Etymology===