RE: Loactions of Stars (was RE: [FT] Size of "Countries" in FT)

GREEK ALPHABET AND ABBREVIATIONS
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Alpha	 ALP		Nu	 NU
Beta	 BET		Xi	 XI
Gamma	 GAM		Omicron  OMI
Delta	 DEL		Pi	 PI
Epsilon  EPS		Rho	 RHO
Zeta	 ZET		Sigma	 SIG
Eta	 ETA		Tau	 TAU
Theta	 THE		Upsilon  UPS
Iota	 IOT		Phi	 PHI
Kapppa	 KAP		Chi	 CHI
Lambda	 LAM		Psi	 PSI
Mu	 MU		Omega	 OME

CONSTELLATION NAMES AND ABBREVIATIONS
( remember, use the Genitive name )
Name		    Genitive		Abrv	Meaning
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Andromeda	    Andromedae		And	Chained Maiden
Antlia		    Antliae		Ant	Air Pump
Apus		    Apodis		Aps	Bird of Paradise
Aquarius	    Aquarii		Aqr	Water Bearer
Aquila		    Aquilae		Aql	Eagle
Ara		    Arae		Ara	Altar
Aries		    Arietis		Ari	Ram
Auriga		    Aurigae		Aur	Charioteer
Bootes		    Bootis		Boo	Herdsmen
Caelum		    Caeli		Cae	Chisel
Camelopardalis	    Camelopardalis	Cam	Giraffe
Cancer		    Cancri		Cnc	Crab
Canes Venatici	    Canum Venaticorum	CVn	Hunting Dogs
Canis Major	    Canis Majoris	CMa	Great Dog
Canis Minor	    Canis Minoris	CMi	Little Dog
Capricornus	    Capricorni		Cap	Sea-goat
Carina		    Carinae		Car	Keel
Cassiopeia	    Cassiopeiae 	Cas	Queen
Centaurus	    Centauri		Cen	Centaur
Cepheus 	    Cephei		Cep	King
Cetus		    Ceti		Cet	Whale
Chamaeleon	    Chamaeleontis	Cha	Chameleon
Circinus	    Circini		Cir	Compasses (art)
Columba 	    Columbae		Col	Dove
Coma Berenices	    Comae Berenices	Com	Berenice's Hair
Corona Australis    Coronae Australis	CrA	Southern Crown
Corona Borealis     Coronae Borealis	CrB	Northern Crown
Corvus		    Corvi		Crv	Crow
Crater		    Crateris		Crt	Cup
Crux		    Crucis		Cru	Cross (southern)
Cygnus		    Cygni		Cyg	Swan
Delphinus	    Delphini		Del	Dolphin
Dorado		    Doradus		Dor	Goldfish
Draco		    Draconis		Dra	Dragon
Equuleus	    Equulei		Equ	Little Horse
Eridanus	    Eridani		Eri	River
Fornax		    Fornacis		For	Furnace
Gemini		    Geminorum		Gem	Twins
Grus		    Gruis		Gru	Crane (bird)
Hercules	    Herculis		Her	Hercules
Horologium	    Horologii		Hor	Clock
Hydra		    Hydrae		Hya	Water Snake (female)
Hydrus		    Hydri		Hyi	Water Snake (male)
Indus		    Indi		Ind	Indian
Lacerta 	    Lacertae		Lac	Lizard
Leo		    Leonis		Leo	Lion
Leo Minor	    Leonis Minoris	LMi	Little Lion
Lepus		    Leporis		Lep	Hare
Libra		    Librae		Lib	Balance
Lupus		    Lupi		Lup	Wolf
Lynx		    Lyncis		Lyn	Lynx
Lyra		    Lyrae		Lyr	Lyre
Mensa		    Mensae		Men	Table Mountain
Microscopium	    Microscopii 	Mic	Microscope
Monoceros	    Monocerotis 	Mon	Unicorn
Musca		    Muscae		Mus	Fly
Norma		    Normae		Nor	Square (rule)
Octans		    Octantis		Oct	Octant
Ophiuchus	    Ophiuchi		Oph	Serpent Bearer
Orion		    Orionis		Ori	Hunter
Pavo		    Pavonis		Pav	Peacock
Pegasus 	    Pegasi		Peg	Flying Horse
Perseus 	    Persei		Per	Hero
Phoenix 	    Phoenicis		Phe	Phoenix
Pictor		    Pictoris		Pic	Painter
Pisces		    Piscium		Psc	Fishes
Piscis Austrinius   Piscis Austrini	PsA	Southern Fish
Puppis		    Puppis		Pup	Stern (deck)
Pyxis		    Pyxidis		Pyx	Compass (sea)
Reticulum	    Reticuli		Ret	Reticle
Sagitta 	    Sagittae		Sge	Arrow
Sagittarius	    Sagittarii		Sgr	Archer
Scorpius	    Scorpii		Sco	Scorpion
Sculptor	    Sculptoris		Scl	Sculptor
Scutum		    Scuti		Sct	Shield
Serpens 	    Serpentis		Ser	Serpent
Sextans 	    Sextantis		Sex	Sextant
Taurus		    Tauri		Tau	Bull
Telescopium	    Telescopii		Tel	Telescope
Triangulum	    Trianguli		Tri	Triangle
Triangulum Australe Trianguli Australis TrA	Southern Triangle
Tucana		    Tucanae		Tuc	Toucan
Ursa Major	    Ursae Majoris	UMa	Great Bear
Ursa Minor	    Ursae Minoris	UMi	Little Bear
Vela		    Velorum		Vel	Sails
Virgo		    Virginis		Vir	Maiden
Volans		    Volantis		Vol	Flying Fish
Vulpecula	    Vulpeculae		Vul	Fox