Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
Guide to Harry Potters Star's and Moons
Alphard
http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/alphard.html
Part of the constellation of Hydra the Watersnake
In the Alpha Hydrae
The name comes from Al Fard al Shuja meaning the Solitary one in the Serpent
Andromeda
www.seds.org/messier/m/m031.html
Andromeda is the name of a constellation, the "Andromeda Galaxy" gets its name because it is located in the constellation of Andromeda. (thanks to Mike W
of Connecticut College
for putting me right on this.)
Long ago in Ethiopia Andromeda has been the daughter
of Cassiopeia and Cepheus. Unfortunately her mother was overbearing that she
thought herself to be more beautiful than the daughters of Nereus, a god of
the sea. So Cassiopeia was hit by the anger and the revenge of the god Poseidon.
To punish the mother, Andromeda was chained to a rock of the coast as a sacrifice
for a sea monster. Yet she escaped this fate for Perseus saved her from death.
For rescuing her he demanded Andromeda as his wife (which the parents gladly
accepted). (Publius Ovidius Naso: Metamorphoses, IV)
Bellatrix
http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/bellatrix.html
In the Gamma Orionis
The name Bellatrix means Female Warrior, and for this reason the star is known
as the Amazon Star
Draco
http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/dra.html
Draco means dragon, there are several stories why
a snake like collections of stars has the name dragon, not very relevant to Harry
Potter but there are two such stories at the above website
Rastaban
http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/eltanin.html
In the Gamma Draconis
The name of this star is derived from the Arabic
name Al Ras al Tinnin meaning the Dragons Head
Rigel
http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/rigel.html
In the Beta Orionis
The name of this star comes from the Arabic phrase
Rijl Jauzah al Yusra meaning, in the left leg of the central one.
Sinistra
www.winshop.com.au/annew/Sinistra.html
A star in the Constellaion Ophiuchus, it is the star on the right hand of the Serpent bearer (the hand that is holding the tail)
Sirius
http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/sirius.html
In the Alpha Canis Majoris
The dog star is a pair of stars Sirius A and Sirius
B called the Pup this star is not visible, but can be detected in space. It
is a white dwarf and has the mass of our sun (98% or there abouts) but is smaller
than the Earth, it's density is about 5000 ton per cubic inch
The Moons of Jupiter
Just about all you ever needed to know about the moons of Jupiter and it's 28
moons is to be found here at this website. I have tried to find any reference
to mice living on or near the 5th planet, but as yet failed. But anything else
you need to know is here.
www.solarviews.com/eng/jupiter.htm
Mars.
The Red planet, fourth planet in our Solar
system
As much information as anyone is every likely to need about the red planet
www.solarviews.com/eng/mars.htm
