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NOTES:
Castor not pollux labelled Whakaahu
put in matariki as a star 17499, and set magnitudes to limit 4.0 so it can be se
en
stars in Matariki also randomly labelled, just to get the names in.
put tekokota(hyades) in as a constellation
Jupiter and Saturn both have names Perearau, so labelled them Jupiter Perearau_1
and
saturn Perearau_2
Venus has two names, Meremere and Tawera, as there were seperate names for the m
orning and evening stars.
Earth is named Papa.
In maori, double stars, optical or visual are called Pipiri, as an example Algie
ba is labelled Pipiri
TERMS in this program: (well some of them)
Mercury Takero
Venus (morning star) Tawera
(evening star) Meremere
Mars Rangiwhenua
Jupiter* Perearau
Saturn* Perearau
Both Jupiter and Saturn the same conflicting nam
e in Maori.
Altair Poutu-te-Rangi
Antares Rehua
S_Sco Pekehawani
T_Sco Whakaonge-kai
Canopus Autahi
Procyon Puanga Hori
Rigel Puanga
Sirius Takarua
Vega Whanui
Spica Whiti-Kapeka
Arcturus Ruawahia
Castor/(Pollox) Whakaahu
Aldebaran Taumatakuku
Orion (whole belt) Hao - o- rua
(the belt) Tau toro
(a part) Te Kakau
Scorpio Ruhi
(the tail) Te Waka-o-Tama-Rereti
Pleiades Matariki
Pointers Te Taura Ra o Tainui
Maori constellation Te-Ra-o-Tainui
Hyades Te Kokota
Southern Cross Mahutonga
Coal sack Te Patiki
Milky Way Te ika o te rangi
Large Magellan cloud Te Waka Ruru
Small Magellan cloud Tuputuputu
Double stars Pipiri
Comets Auihi Turoa
Ecliptic Pito - o - Watea
Moon Te Marama
Sun Te Ra
-Te-Ra-o-Tainui: A maori constellation without a European counterpart.
This represents a waka, the belt of orion the keel,
the hyades, a claw sail and the Pleiades the bow.
-The individual star name Whakaahu either refers to A_Gem or B_Gem,thus
in this program A_Gem is taken as Whakaahu de to a second reference to
Stowell from Best(1955).
- Matariki refers to the Pleiades,
which technically, is not a single star but a star cluster made up dozens
of stars, six visible for naked eye observing, seven if great.
-WhitiKaupeka and Ruawahia are other Stowell references, A source
that does not fully correlate with Best.