PRONOUNCING THE CONSTELLATIONS (A-Ch)

NAME	PRONUNCIATION	GENITIVE	PRONUNCIATION
Andromeda	an-DROM-eh-dah	Andromedae	an-DROM-eh-day
Antlia	ANT-lee-ah	Antliae	ANT-lee-ay
Apus	AY-puss	Apodis	APE-oh-diss
Aquarius	ah-KWARE-ee-us	Aquarii	ah-KWARE-ee-eye
Aquila	AK-weh-lah uh-KWILL-uh	Aquilae	AK-weh-lay uh-KWILL-ay
Ara	AY-rah	Arae	AY-ray
Aries	AIR-ee-eez	Arietis	ah-RYE-eh-tiss
Auriga	oh-RYE-gah	Aurigae	oh-RYE-gay
Bootes	boh-OH-teez	Bootis	boh-OH-tiss
Caelum	SEE-lum	Caeli	SEE-lie
Camelopardalis	kah-MEL-oh-PAR-dal-iss	Camelopardalis	kah-MEL-oh-PAR-dal-iss
Cancer	KAN-sir	Cancri	KANG-kry
Canes Venatici	KAY-neez veh-NAT-ih-sigh	Canum Venaticorum	KAY-num veh-NAT-ih-KOH-rum
Canis Major	KAY-niss MAY-jer	Canis Majoris	KAY-niss mah-JOR-iss
Canis Minor	KAY-niss MY-ner	Canis Minoris	KAY-niss my-NOR-iss
Capricornus	KAP-rih-KOR-nus	Capricorni	KAP-rih-KOR-nye
Carina	kah-RYE-nah	Carinae	kah-RYE-nay
Cassiopeia	KASS-ee-oh-PEE-uh	Cassiopeiae	KASS-ee-oh-PEE-yay
Centaurus	sen-TAUR-us	Centauri	sen-TAUR-eye
Cepheus	SEE-fee-us	Cephei	SEE-fee-eye
Cetus	SEE-tes	Ceti	SEE-tie
Chamaeleon	kah-MEE-lee-un	Chamaeleontis	kah-MEE-lee-ON-tis

PRONOUNCING THE CONSTELLATIONS, cont. (Ci-I)

NAME	PRONUNCIATION	GENITIVE	PRONUNCIATION
Circinus	SUR-sih-nuss	Circini	SUR-sin-eye
Columba	koh-LUM-bah	Columbae	koh-LUM-bay
Coma Berenices	KOH-mah BARE-ah-NYE-seez	Comae Berenices	KOH-may BARE-ah-NYE-seez
Corona Australis	koh-ROH-nah oss-TRAY-liss	Coronae Australis	koh-ROH-nay oss-TRAY-liss
Corona Borealis	koh-ROH-nah BOH-ree-AL-liss koh-ROH-nah BOH-ree-AY-liss	Coronae Borealis	koh-ROH-nay BOH-ree-AL-liss koh-ROH-nay BOH-ree-AY-liss
Corvus	KOR-vuss	Corvi	KOR-vie
Crater	KRAY-ter	Crateris	kray-TEE-riss
Crux	KRUX	Crucis	KROO-sis
Cygnus	SIG-nuss	Cygni	SIG-nye
Delphinus	del-FIE-nes	Delphini	del-FIE-nye
Dorado	doh-RAH-doh	Doradus	doh-RAH-doos
Draco	DRAY-koh	Draconis	drek-KOH-niss
Equuleus	eh-KWOO-lee-us	Equulei	eh-KWOO-lee-eye
Eridanus	ih-RID'n-us	Eridani	ih-RID'n-eye
Fornax	FOR-naks	Fornacis	for-NAY-siss
Gemini	JEM'n-eye	Geminorum	JEM-eh-NOR-um
Grus	GRUSS	Gruis	GROO-iss
Hercules	HUR-kyuh-leez	Herculis	HUR-kyuh-liss
Horologium	HOR-uh-LOW-jee-em	Horologii	HOR-oh-LOW-jee-eye
Hydra	HY-drah	Hydrae	HY-dray
Hydrus	HY-druss	Hydri	HY-dry
Indus	INN-duss	Indi	INN-die

PRONOUNCING THE CONSTELLATIONS, cont. (L-Pi)

NAME	PRONUNCIATION	GENITIVE	PRONUNCIATION
Lacerta	lah-SUR-tah	Lacertae	lah-SUR-tay
Leo	LEE-oh	Leonis	lee-OH-niss
Leo Minor	LEE-oh MY-ner	Leonis Minoris	lee-OH-niss my-NOR-iss
Lepus	LEE-pus	Leporis	LEE-por-iss
Libra	LIE-brah	Librae	LIE-bray
Lupus	LOO-puss	Lupi	LOO-pie
Lynx	LINKS	Lyncis	LYNN-sis
Lyra	LIE-rah	Lyrae	LIE-ray
Mensa	MEN-sah	Mensae	MEN-say
Microscopium	MY-kroh-SKOH-pee-um	Microscopii	MY-kroh-SKOH-pee-eye
Monoceros	moh-NOSS-er-us	Monocerotis	moh-NOSS-er-OH-tiss
Musca	MUSS-kah	Muscae	MUSS-say
Norma	NOR-mah	Normae	NOR-may
Octans	OCK-tanz	Octantis	ock-TAN-tiss
Ophiuchus	OFF-ee-YOO-kuss	Ophiuchi	OFF-ee-YOO-kye
Orion	oh-RYE-un	Orionis	OH-rye-OH-niss
Pavo	PAY-voh	Pavonis	pah-VOH-niss
Pegasus	PEG-ah-suss	Pegasi	PEG-ah-sigh
Perseus	PURR-syoos PURR-see-us	Persei	PURR-see-eye
Phoenix	FEE-nix	Phoenicis	fee-NYE-sis
Pictor	PICK-ter	Pictoris	pick-TOR-iss
Pisces	PIE-seez	Piscium	PIE-see-em

PRONOUNCING THE CONSTELLATIONS, cont. (Pi-Z)

NAME	PRONUNCIATION	GENITIVE	PRONUNCIATION
Piscis Austrinus	PIE-siss oss-TRI-nuss	Piscis Austrini	PIE-siss oss-TRI-nye
Puppis	PUP-iss	Puppis	PUP-iss
Pyxis	PICK-sis	Pyxidis	PICK-seh-dis
Reticulum	reh-TICK-yah-lum	Reticuli	reh-TICK-yah-lie
Sagitta	sa-JIT-tah	Sagittae	sa-JIT-tay
Sagittarius	SAJ-eh-TARE-ee-us	Sagittarii	SAJ-eh-TARE-ee-eye
Scorpius	SKOR-pee-us	Scorpii	SKOR-pee-eye
Sculptor	SKULP-ter	Sculptoris	skulp-TOH-riss
Scutum	SKOO-tem SKYOO-tem	Scuti	SKOO-tie SKYOO-tie
Serpens	SUR-penz	Serpentis	sur-PEN-tiss
Sextans	SEX-tanz	Sextantis	sex-TAN-tiss
Taurus	TAW-russ	Tauri	TOR-eye
Telescopium	TEL-ah-SKOH-pee-um	Telescopii	TEL-ah-SKOH-pee-eye
Triangulum	tri-ANG-gyah-lum	Trianguli	tri-ANG-gyah-lie
Triangulum Australe	tri-ANG-gyah-lum OSS-tray-lee	Trianguli Australis	tri-ANG-gyah-lie oss-TRAY-liss
Tucana	too-KAY-nah	Tucanae	too-KAY-nay
Ursa Major	UR-sah MAY-jer	Ursae Majoris	UR-say mah-JOR-iss
Ursa Minor	UR-sah MY-ner	Ursae Minoris	UR-say my-NOR-iss
Vela	VEE-lah	Velorum	vee-LOH-rum
Virgo	VUR-go	Virginis	VUR-jinn-iss
Volans	VOH-lanz	Volantis	voh-LAN-tiss
Vulpecula	vul-PECK-yoo-lah	Vulpeculae	vul-PECK-yoo-lay

PRONOUNCING THE 21 BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE NIGHT SKY

NAME	PRONUNCIATION	NAME	PRONUNCIATION	NAME	PRONUNCIATION
1. Sirius	SEAR-ee-us	8. Procyon	PRO-see-on	15. Antares	an-TARE-eez
2. Canopus	kah-NO-puss	9. Achernar	AY-ker-nar	16. Spica	SPY-kah
3. Alpha Centauri	AL-fah sen-TAUR-eye	10. Betelgeuse	BET'l-jooz	17. Pollux	PAUL-ux
4. Arcturus	ark-TOOR-us	11. Beta Centauri	BAY-tah cen-TAUR-eye	18. Fomalhaut	foo-mal-HOUT
5. Vega	VEE-gah	12. Altair	al-TAH-yir or al-TARE	19. Deneb	DEN-ebb
6. Capella	kah-PELL-ah	13. Aldebaran	al-DEB-ah-ran	20. Beta Crucis	BAY-tah KROO-sis
7. Rigel	RYE-j'l	14. Acrux	AY-krux	21. Regulus	REG-yoo-luss