On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:48:55 -0700 (PDT), Jim Gibson wrote:
�I have struggled from the beginning to the present with the proper �pronunciation of constellation names. I notice that I am not the �only one. However; not even Kim Hyatt ( ;-) has insisted on a �particular pronunciations that I am aware of.
�Now, take the pronunciation of Cassiopeia. Is it �KASS-ee-oh-PEE-yah or �kass-ee-OH-pee-yah or �kass-ee-OH-PEE-yah? <snip>
Just my un-informed opinion, but I'd say all three are correct. Plus a few more probably. :) Po-TAY-to, po-TAH-to, etc. Might as well introduce myself. I live in Clearfield, been interested in astronomy for as long as I can remember, but only really got into it in '99 when I left the Air Force. Born and raised in Utah, by the way; even took an Astronomy class at Weber back when it was just a state college. In '99 I bought a used 6" MCT, on a Vixen GP mount, and I've been hauling it around the desert with me since then. I recently got an 18mm eyepiece which screws directly onto my Nikon Coolpix digital camera, so now I'm interested in a better OTA. Aperture envy is a good thing, right? I haven't been to any of the local star parties, but I wish I had since I'm buying property in Kanab (a few lots away from Mr. Foote) and I would really have liked to have gone to the gathering there a few weekends ago. <sigh> Rich Allen