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To many, this is a unique concept. Why give average gifts when you can name a star after someone you love? This is a thoughtful way to memorialize someone who has passed, or let someone you love know just how special they truly are to you.

Birthdays, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day or any other special day is the perfect occasion for a gift such as this. Everyone gives perfume, candles, and jewelry as gifts, but you can do something totally original that will never be forgotten. When you give a gift like this, your special loved one will know that you think enough of them to give them a gift that lasts throughout eternity.

Is there someone very near to your heart that loves astronomy? There could be no better way to show them you care than with a gift like this. When you name a star for that special person, you give them their own little piece of the galaxy. Imagine how they will feel when they gaze into the clear night sky to see their own special star!

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Have you ever wondered about the names of the stars in the Cancer constellation? If you study the stars and the night skies, you may be curious about the “Crab”. Here is some information you may find interesting, even if you are not into astronomy.

Cancer is one of the constellations with very few stars. In fact, the brightest star in Cancer is only of the 4th magnitude. The most noticeable star cluster in this constellation is known as Praesepe, which means “a multitude”, but is termed “the Beehive” in today’s world. Praesepe represents the breast of the crab.

Two of the more distinct stars in the Cancer constellation are North and South Aselli, also referred to as “the asses”, which comes from the asses ridden by Vulcan and Bacchus whose braying terrified the Titans. These stars represent the body of the crab.

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If you like to study the night sky, you may have wondered what the names of the stars in the Taurus constellation are. Some stars really have bizarre names, and you may find this information interesting – especially if you are in to astronomy. There are at least 141 stars in Taurus!

Many clusters of stars make up the constellation known as the “Bull”. There is a gorgeous cluster of stars in Taurus called The Pleiades, which is also known as the seven bright sister stars. The Pleiades also consists of about two hundred stars which occupy a narrow space. You can see at least six of these stars with the naked eye, with the brightest being Alcyone.

The face of Taurus is made by a v-shaped group of stars known as the Hyades. The Hyades includes a reddish colored bright star that looks as though it is the bulls eye. The Hyades is formed by about two hundred stars, and are associated with the rainy season because they are best viewed during the fall season, which is often rainy.

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If you are a big astronomy fan, you may already be familiar with the name of the stars in the Aquarius constellation. Maybe you are just starting to study the night skies, and are interested in learning more about this subject.

Aquarius is known as the water carrier, and is best viewed during the autumn months because it is more pronounced at this time of year, allowing you to view it more clearly. Because the constellations surrounding Aquarius are associated with water, this part of the sky has often been referred to as ‘the Sea’.

If you are curious about the name of the stars in the Aquarius constellation, here are a few:

Alpha Aquarii, or Sadalmelik, is a pale yellow star that marks the right shoulder of the water bearer. It is the second brightest star in the constellation, and means ‘Lucky one of the King’.

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Have you ever wondered what the names of the stars in the Gemini constellation were? You may already know that the twins names are Castor and Pollux, but what stars make up these two?

Castor is the twin on the right, with Pollux to the left. The brightest star in Castor is alpha Geminorum and represents Castor’s head. Pollux is the twin on the left. Pollux’s head is represented by beta Geminorum. His torso is represented by upsilon Geminorum, and his right hand by iota Geminorumlota Geminorum.

Castor’s torso is represented by the star tau Geminorum, with his right hand being represented by the star theta Geminorum. When it comes to the feet of the twins, Castor’s left foot is represented by the star nu Geminorum, with the right being mu Geminorum, which means back foot.

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