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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) The Treacherous Business of Naming Stars in SF
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:10:41 -0500
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vallor wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 15:08:05 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
> wrote in <vo57kl$hfg$1@reader2.panix.com>:
> 
>> The Treacherous Business of Naming Stars in SF
>>
>> Incorporating stellar nomenclature into fiction can be a wild ride.
>>
>> https://reactormag.com/the-treacherous-business-of-naming-stars-in-sf/
> 
> My ears perked up when I saw "Achernar" -- very close to "Achenar", the
> capital of the Empire in _Elite Dangerous_.

"Achernar" and "Fomalhaut" are favourite stars in the SF of Jack Vance.
I just think he liked the names.

"Fomalhaut" also shows up briefly in Dickson's "Mission to Universe", 
but not as a star with a habitable planet.  Far from it.


William Hyde