User`s guide

Object Databases 97
Pronunciation Guide
Some astronomical names can be a little
difficult to pronounce. For example, the
constellation Boötes is pronounced “boo-
OH-tees” not “Boots” or “Booties”. In
some cases careful pronunciation may be
necessary to avoid embarrassment as in
the case of Uranus, which is pronounced
“Yoor-a-nus”, not “Your-anus”.
The pronunciation guide in Starry Night
will help you learn how to correctly
pronounce the names of hundreds of
celestial objects from different categories
such as stars, constellations and planets.
To listen to the proper pronunciation of an
object's name, right click (Ctrl-click on
the Mac) and select Pronounce from the
objects contextual menu. The Pronounce
menu item will only be visible if a
pronunciation file for the selected object
exists in Starry Night. An objects name
can also be pronounced in the "General
Layer" of the Info pane by selecting Show
Info from the objects contextual menu.
The Starry Night pronunciation guide is a
handy reference to help you win some
friendly arguments at your next
astronomical gathering.
Note: The correct pronunciation of names
(even those with historical and
mythological roots) can always be
debatable.
LiveSky.com Object Database
In “LiveSky Pane
” on page 72, you
learned how to use Starry Night’s LiveSky
pane to access live, up-to-the-minute
images of celestial phenomena. You can
also use LiveSky to locate information on
the Internet for any object.
You can access the
LiveSky database for any
object in Starry Night by clicking the
LiveSky.com button in the object’s Info
pane. This will bring up a page on LiveSky
which has a listing of web resources with
more information about the object. It will
also give you the option of searching other
sites on the Internet, both general-purpose
search engines and astronomy-specific
pages, for information on your object.
Example: Finding Web Pages for the
Moon
1Open the
Find pane and type in
“moon”, then double-click on the Moon’s
name to centre on the Moon.
2Open the
Info pane.
3Click the
LiveSky.com button from the
Info pane. At this point your web browser