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  2. List of Chinese star names - Wikipedia

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    The list is based on Atlas Comparing Chinese and Western Star Maps and Catalogues by Yi Shitong (1981) and Star Charts in Ancient China by Chen Meidong (1996). In a few cases, meanings of the names are vague due to their antiquity. [6] In this article, the translation by Hong Kong Space Museum is used.

  3. Hikoboshi - Wikipedia

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    Hikoboshi (ひこぼし, [彦星] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) , Male Star) is the Japanese name for the star Altair, also known as Natsuhikoboshi (夏彦星, Summer Male Star) or Kengyūsei (牽牛星, Cow Herder Star) in Japanese. It may also refer to: the cowherd celebrated in the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi

  4. Tanabata - Wikipedia

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    Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the Seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. [1] [a] [b] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively).

  5. Orihime - Wikipedia

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    Orihime (おりひめ, 織姫, "Weaver Girl") is the Japanese name for the star Vega, also known as Shokujosei (織女星, "Weaver Girl Star") in Japanese. Orihime may also refer to: the weaver girl from the Chinese folk tale The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd; the weaver girl celebrated in Tanabata, a Japanese festival

  6. 100 Baby Names That Mean Star - AOL

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    A Sanskrit boy’s name that meansstar’ and ‘protector.' 22. Zeke. Although in Hebrew Zeke is a shortened version of Ezekial, the Old Testament prophet, in Arabic the name means ...

  7. Chinese star maps - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Edo period Star Measuring Device 中星儀: 足立信順: 1824-- Japanese Star Map 天象一覧図 in Kanji: 桜田虎門: 1824: Printed map showing Chinese names of stars and constellations - Japanese Edo period Star Chart 方円星図, 方圓星図 and 増補分度星図方図: 石坂常堅: 1826-- Japanese Star Chart: 伊能忠誨 ...

  8. 35 Baby Names That Mean Star - AOL

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    A Sanskrit boy’s name that meansstar’ and ‘protector.' 22. Zeke. Although in Hebrew Zeke is a shortened version of Ezekial, the Old Testament prophet, in Arabic the name means ...

  9. Chinese constellations - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Chinese astronomers designated names to the visible stars systematically, roughly more than one thousand years before Johann Bayer did it in a similar way. Basically, every star is assigned to an asterism. Then a number is given to the individual stars in this asterism. Therefore, a star is designated as "Asterism name" + "Number".