Web Directory

» Buying Star Names
   FAQ from International Astronomical Union.
   http://www.iau.org/public_press/themes/buying_star_names/

» Can You Pay to Get a Star Named?
   The Straight Dope column on a star naming scheme.
   http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_385.html

» Guidelines For Star Naming
   From International Planetarium Society. Explains different ways that stars are assigned names and where their listings are kept.
   http://www.ips-planetarium.org/pubs/starnaming.html

» Star Names
   A brief description of how stars were named, with links, references, and a table of Western star names and their meanings.
   http://www.ras.ucalgary.ca/~gibson/starnames/

» Vedic Astronomy
   Ancient Indian constellations and stars identified.
   http://www.vedicastronomy.net/