All Skies Encyclopaedia - Revision history

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	# [[Stephanos]]		# [[Stephanos]]
	# [[Guansuo]]		# [[Guansuo]]
	# [[Matrcakra\|~~Matrichakre~~]]		# [[Matrcakra\|Matrichakra]]
	# [[Baltesha]]		# [[Baltesha]]
	# [[Aurwandilsta]]		# [[Aurwandilsta]]

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Welcome to the All Skies Encyclopaedia!

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	The [https://exopla.net/star-names/modern-iau-star-names/ IAU-Catalog of Star Names] is a living document displayed on the WGSN's website. These modern star names are used in research papers; they are supposed to be a convention for global communication undertaken in English, and can, of course, only represent a subset of all existing names: This star catalog can only have one name per star in order to reduce confusion. Yet, the IAU wants to preserve all other cultural names for the same star, and the names of the IAU-Catalog of Star Name will never replace the names of local traditions and cultural heritage. Therefore, we create this encyclopaedia.		The [https://exopla.net/star-names/modern-iau-star-names/ IAU-Catalog of Star Names] is a living document displayed on the WGSN's website. These modern star names are used in research papers; they are supposed to be a convention for global communication undertaken in English, and can, of course, only represent a subset of all existing names: This star catalog can only have one name per star in order to reduce confusion. Yet, the IAU wants to preserve all other cultural names for the same star, and the names of the IAU-Catalog of Star Name will never replace the names of local traditions and cultural heritage. Therefore, we create this encyclopaedia.
	\|[https://exopla.net/star-names/wgsn-guidelines/ GUIDELINES for IAU-star names].		\|[https://exopla.net/star-names/wgsn-guidelines/ GUIDELINES for IAU-star names].
	In ~~April~~ 2026, we adopted the new star names:		In May 2026, we adopted the new star names:

	# [[Shakata]]		# [[Shakata]]

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 # [[Maenalus]]
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 # [[Holoea]]
 # [[Paloma]]
 # [[Krios]]
 # [[Kronos]]

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Reliability of this encyclopaedia

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	== Reliability of this encyclopaedia ==		== Reliability of this encyclopaedia ==
			[[File:CategoriesTree.jpg\|thumb\|Category Tree used in the ASE]]
	The information presented in this encyclopaedia is 100% human-generated (not AI-generated) and entered by a selected group of researchers to the best of their knowledge (like in books). Researchers of astronomy collaborate in the framework of the International Astronomical Union. When we enter the information here, we refer to reliable researchers' scientific publications and explicitly give references.		The information presented in this encyclopaedia is 100% human-generated (not AI-generated) and entered by a selected group of researchers to the best of their knowledge (like in books). Researchers of astronomy collaborate in the framework of the International Astronomical Union. When we enter the information here, we refer to reliable researchers' scientific publications and explicitly give references.

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	# [[Gaja]]		# [[Gaja]]
	# [[Lumbung]]		# [[Lumbung]]
	# [[Yuyu\|Yuy]]<nowiki/>u		# [[Yuyu\|Yuy]]<nowiki/>[[Yuyu\|u]]
	# [[Naga]]		# [[Naga]]
	# [[Tonglingxing]]		# [[Tonglingxing]]

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Selected Authors

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	The ASE compiles information provided by leadings scholars in the research fields of Cultural Astronomy. Particularly pioneering projects are		The ASE compiles information provided by leadings scholars in the research fields of Cultural Astronomy. Particularly pioneering projects are

	* the dictionaries of Mesopotamian celestial names compiled by F. Gössmann (1950)<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> and G.E. Kurtik (2007)<ref>Звездное небо Древней Месопотамии. Шумеро-аккадские названия созвездий и других светил		* the dictionaries of Mesopotamian celestial names compiled by F. Gössmann (1950)<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> and G.E. Kurtik (2007)<ref>Звездное небо Древней Месопотамии. Шумеро-аккадские названия созвездий и других светил [The Star Heaven of Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumero-Akkadian Names of Constellations and Other Heavenly Bodies], Aletejja, St. Petersburg, Russia.</ref> - revisited by G.E. Kurtik<sup>†2023</sup>, W. Horowitz, H. Hunger and S.M.Hoffmann in various research projects,

	[The Star Heaven of Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumero-Akkadian Names of Constellations and Other Heavenly Bodies],

	Aletejja, St. Petersburg, Russia.</ref> - revisited by G.E. Kurtik<sup>†2023</sup>, W. Horowitz, H. Hunger and S.M.Hoffmann in various research projects,
	* the books and datasets on Arabic celestial names compiled by R. Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte (2012), ''Le ciel des Arabes,'' Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner</ref>,2025<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>), Kh. AlAjaji in [https://stellarium.org/ Stellarium]<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><ref>Kh. AlAjaji: Arabic (Al-Sufi), Arabic (Arabian Peninsula), Arabic (Indigenous), Arabic (Lunar Mansions) sky cultures in Stellarium, in: Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.): Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy. Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting in the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Sept. 14-16, 2021., Reihe: Nuncius Hamburgensis 57, tredition, Hamburg & OpenScienceTechnology Berlin (cBook)</ref>, D.Adams<ref>Adams, Danielle (2018), ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', PhD dissertation at the University of Arizona.</ref> ([http://onesky.arizona.edu/ website]),		* the books and datasets on Arabic celestial names compiled by R. Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte (2012), ''Le ciel des Arabes,'' Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner</ref>,2025<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>), Kh. AlAjaji in [https://stellarium.org/ Stellarium]<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><ref>Kh. AlAjaji: Arabic (Al-Sufi), Arabic (Arabian Peninsula), Arabic (Indigenous), Arabic (Lunar Mansions) sky cultures in Stellarium, in: Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.): Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy. Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting in the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Sept. 14-16, 2021., Reihe: Nuncius Hamburgensis 57, tredition, Hamburg & OpenScienceTechnology Berlin (cBook)</ref>, D.Adams<ref>Adams, Danielle (2018), ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', PhD dissertation at the University of Arizona.</ref> ([http://onesky.arizona.edu/ website]),
	* the most recent work on Chinese celestial names by B. Yang (2023)<ref>Boshun Yang (2023). 杨伯顺, ''Zhongguo Chuantong Hengxing Guance Jingdu ji Xingguan Yanbian Yanjiu'' 中国传统恒星观测精度及星官演变研究 (A Research on the Accuracy of Chinese Traditional Star Observation and the Evolution of Constellations), PhD Dissertation, University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei)</ref>, updating earlier views, e.g. in Sun and Kistemaker (1997)<ref>Sun Xiaochun & Kistemaker, Jacob, ''The Chinese Sky during the Han: Constellating Stars and Society'' (Leiden [etc.]: Brill, 1997 [= ''Sinica Leidensia'', vol. XXXVIII]) ISBN 90-04-10737-1.</ref>,		* the most recent work on Chinese celestial names by B. Yang (2023)<ref>Boshun Yang (2023). 杨伯顺, ''Zhongguo Chuantong Hengxing Guance Jingdu ji Xingguan Yanbian Yanjiu'' 中国传统恒星观测精度及星官演变研究 (A Research on the Accuracy of Chinese Traditional Star Observation and the Evolution of Constellations), PhD Dissertation, University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei)</ref>, updating earlier views, e.g. in Sun and Kistemaker (1997)<ref>Sun Xiaochun & Kistemaker, Jacob, ''The Chinese Sky during the Han: Constellating Stars and Society'' (Leiden [etc.]: Brill, 1997 [= ''Sinica Leidensia'', vol. XXXVIII]) ISBN 90-04-10737-1.</ref>,
	* several editions of ancient Greek scholarship (see [[References (Greco-Roman)\|references]]), e.g. standard editions and translationy of Aratus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, and Ptolemy's Almagest,		* several editions of ancient Greek scholarship (see [[References (Greco-Roman)\|references]]), e.g. standard editions and translationy of Aratus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, and Ptolemy's Almagest,
	* the famous historical information on the history of the IAU-constellations "Star Tales" by Ian Ridpath<ref>Ridpath, Ian, ''Star Tales'' (Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 1988) ISBN 0-7188-2695-7 [[https://archive.org/details/startales0000ridp_w3y6 Internet Archive link]] -- a revised and expanded edition was published in 2018 [ISBN 978-07188-9478-8] -- online version on [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/contents.html Ridpath's website].</ref> and the more recent work by Susanne M Hoffmann (2021)<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart ~~2021~~</ref>.		* the famous historical information on the history of the IAU-constellations "Star Tales" by Ian Ridpath<ref>Ridpath, Ian, ''Star Tales'' (Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 1988) ISBN 0-7188-2695-7 [[https://archive.org/details/startales0000ridp_w3y6 Internet Archive link]] -- a revised and expanded edition was published in 2018 [ISBN 978-07188-9478-8] -- online version on [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/contents.html Ridpath's website].</ref> and the more recent work by Susanne M Hoffmann (2021)<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. (2021) Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart </ref>.

	[[Category:Service]]		[[Category:Service]]

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Basic Guideline

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	#Sources (published research) are linked by the authors.		#Sources (published research) are linked by the authors.
	#Each entry in this encyclopaedia must have at least three categories for		#Each entry in this encyclopaedia must have at least three categories for
	##the geographical region on Earth		##the geographical region on Earth ([[wikipedia:United_Nations_geoscheme\|Wikipedia on the UN geoschema]])
	##the language and culture of origin		##the language and culture of origin ([[wikipedia:Language_family\|Wikipedia on Language Families]])
	##the nature of celestial object or phaenomenon behind the name.		##the nature of celestial object or phaenomenon behind the name.

Sushoff at 05:25, 20 April 2026

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	The [https://exopla.net/star-names/modern-iau-star-names/ IAU-Catalog of Star Names] is a living document displayed on the WGSN's website. These modern star names are used in research papers; they are supposed to be a convention for global communication undertaken in English, and can, of course, only represent a subset of all existing names: This star catalog can only have one name per star in order to reduce confusion. Yet, the IAU wants to preserve all other cultural names for the same star, and the names of the IAU-Catalog of Star Name will never replace the names of local traditions and cultural heritage. Therefore, we create this encyclopaedia.		The [https://exopla.net/star-names/modern-iau-star-names/ IAU-Catalog of Star Names] is a living document displayed on the WGSN's website. These modern star names are used in research papers; they are supposed to be a convention for global communication undertaken in English, and can, of course, only represent a subset of all existing names: This star catalog can only have one name per star in order to reduce confusion. Yet, the IAU wants to preserve all other cultural names for the same star, and the names of the IAU-Catalog of Star Name will never replace the names of local traditions and cultural heritage. Therefore, we create this encyclopaedia.
	\|[https://exopla.net/star-names/wgsn-guidelines/ GUIDELINES for IAU-star names].		\|[https://exopla.net/star-names/wgsn-guidelines/ GUIDELINES for IAU-star names].
	In ~~March~~ 2026, we adopted the new star names:		In April 2026, we adopted the new star names:

			# [[Pulcherrima]]
			# [[Maenalus]]
			# [[Al-Rumḥ\|Alrumh]]
			# [[Genghe]]
			# [[Kala Sungsang\|Kalasungsang]]
			# [[Qigong]]
			# [[Tepiamenit]]
			# [[Stella Ludoviciana]]
			# [[Sapaki]]
			# [[Bajamar Star]]
			# [[Calvera]]
			# [[Holoea]]
			# [[Paloma]]
			Earlier this year:
	# [[Krios]]		# [[Krios]]
	# [[Kronos]]		# [[Kronos]]
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	# [[Bade]]		# [[Bade]]
	# [[Darlugal]]		# [[Darlugal]]
	~~Earlier this year:~~		# [[Udang]]
	# [[Udang]]
	# [[Gaja]]		# [[Gaja]]
	# [[Lumbung]]		# [[Lumbung]]

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Goals of this Encyclopaedia

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	* modern text (our summaries, commentaries)		* modern text (our summaries, commentaries)
	* historical text, in particular, so-called ''uranologies'' = textual descriptions of the sky (in the original language and translation)		* historical text, in particular, so-called ''uranologies'' = textual descriptions of the sky (in the original language and English translation)
	* historical maps with drawn constellations, name labels, etc. (''uranographies'')		* historical maps with drawn constellations, name labels, etc. (''uranographies'')
	* historical images in 2D and 3D, e.g. images of the original historical object (museum inventory) that is/ was imagined in the stars or historical depictions of the deities. This helps the modern reader to understand what people in earlier times imagined.		* historical images in 2D and 3D, e.g. images of the original historical object (museum inventory) that is/ was imagined in the stars or historical depictions of the deities. This helps the modern reader to understand what people in earlier times imagined.

	Hence, the entry pages have information of different levels: some might be interesting for all laypeople, some only for specialists in smaller or larger research areas.		Hence, the entry pages have information of different levels: some might be interesting for all laypeople, some only for specialists in smaller or larger research areas.

			This encyclopaedia is written in English only. Yet, as we know that IAU information is also used in school education, extracurricular education, and outreach - which normally takes uses the native language of the involved people - we provide the option of machine translation (Google Translate). Note that we are not in charge of their translation and that these translations are not necessarily of high quality; they provide an aid but in doubt please rely on the English original only.

	The information is structured from the general to the specific content: the broadest at the top of the page, and the more sophisticated, the further below.		The information is structured from the general to the specific content: the broadest at the top of the page, and the more sophisticated, the further below.

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Goals of this Encyclopaedia

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	* modern text (our summaries, commentaries)		* modern text (our summaries, commentaries)
	* historical text, in particular, so-called uranologies = textual descriptions of the sky (in the original language and translation)		* historical text, in particular, so-called ''uranologies'' = textual descriptions of the sky (in the original language and translation)
	* historical maps with drawn constellations, name labels, etc. (uranographies)		* historical maps with drawn constellations, name labels, etc. (''uranographies'')
	* historical images in 2D and 3D, e.g. images of the original historical object (museum inventory) that is/ was imagined in the stars or historical depictions of the deities. This helps the modern reader to understand what people in earlier times imagined.		* historical images in 2D and 3D, e.g. images of the original historical object (museum inventory) that is/ was imagined in the stars or historical depictions of the deities. This helps the modern reader to understand what people in earlier times imagined.