Stars Pronunciation Guide

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Name	Pronunciation	Alternative
		Row 1 - Cell 2
Acamar	AH-kuh-mar	Row 2 - Cell 2
Achernar	AK-er-nar	Row 3 - Cell 2
Acrux	A--krucks	Row 4 - Cell 2
Acubens	ACK-you-benz	Row 5 - Cell 2
Adhara	ad-HAR-a	Row 6 - Cell 2
Al Kaprah	al-KAP-rah	Row 7 - Cell 2
Al Nair	all-NAYR	Row 8 - Cell 2
Al Niyat	all-NEE-yaht	Row 9 - Cell 2
Al Suhail	all-soo-HAIL	Row 10 - Cell 2
Albaldah	al-BAL-dah	Row 11 - Cell 2
Albireo	al-BEE-ri-oh	al-BYE-rio
Alchiba	al-CHIH-ba	Row 13 - Cell 2
Alcor	AL-kor	Row 14 - Cell 2
Alcyone	all-SYE--o-nee	Row 15 - Cell 2
Aldebaran	al-DEB-ah ran	Row 16 - Cell 2
Alderamin	al-DER-a-min	Row 17 - Cell 2
Aldhafera	al-da_FER-a	Row 18 - Cell 2
Alfirk	All-firk	Row 19 - Cell 2
Algedi (Al Giedi)	all-JED-ee	Row 20 - Cell 2
Algenib	al-JEN-nib	Row 21 - Cell 2
Algieba	al-GEE-bah	Row 22 - Cell 2
Algiebba	al-GEEB-bah	Row 23 - Cell 2
Algol	AL-gall	Row 24 - Cell 2
Algorab	ALL-gor-ab	Row 25 - Cell 2
Alhena	al-HAY-nah	Row 26 - Cell 2
Alioth	AL-lee-oth	Row 27 - Cell 2
Alkaid	AL-kade	Row 28 - Cell 2
Alkalurops	al-ka-LOOR-ops	Row 29 - Cell 2
Almaaz	ALL-maaz	Row 30 - Cell 2
Almach	ALL-mahk	Row 31 - Cell 2
Alnasl	all-NAH-zul	Row 32 - Cell 2
Alnilam	ALL-nil-ahm	Row 33 - Cell 2
Alnitak	ALL-nit-ahk	Row 34 - Cell 2
Alphard	AL-fard	Row 35 - Cell 2
Alphecca, Gemma	al-FECK-ah, JEM-a	Row 36 - Cell 2
Alpheratz	AL-fer-rats	Row 37 - Cell 2
Alrakis	all-RAH-kiss	Row 38 - Cell 2
Alrescha	all-RESH-ah	Row 39 - Cell 2
Alshain	all-SHAIN	Row 40 - Cell 2
Altair	AL-tair	Row 41 - Cell 2
Altais	ALL-tays	Row 42 - Cell 2
Altarf	al-TARF	Row 43 - Cell 2
Alterf	al-TERF	Row 44 - Cell 2
Althalimain	Row 45 - Cell 1	Row 45 - Cell 2
Aludra	al-UDE-rah	Row 46 - Cell 2
Alula Australis	a-LOOL-ah ow-STRAH-liss	Row 47 - Cell 2
Alula Borealis	a-LOOLah bor-ee-AH-liss	Row 48 - Cell 2
Alzirr	ALL-zirr	Row 49 - Cell 2
Ancha	UNG-ka	Row 50 - Cell 2
Ankaa	ANG-kah	Row 51 - Cell 2
Antares	an-TAIR-ease	Row 52 - Cell 2
Arcturus	arc-TOUR-russ	Row 53 - Cell 2
Arkab	AR-kub	Row 54 - Cell 2
Arkab Posterior	AR-kub	Row 55 - Cell 2
Arkab Prior	AR-kub PREE-or	Row 56 - Cell 2
Arneb	AHR-neb	Row 57 - Cell 2
Ascella	ah-SELL-a	Row 58 - Cell 2
Asellus Australis	ah-SELL-us ow-STRALICE	Row 59 - Cell 2
Asellus Borealis	ah-SELL-us bore-ee-AL-is	Row 60 - Cell 2
Asellus Primus	ah-SELL-us	Row 61 - Cell 2
Asellus Secundus	ah-SELL-us	Row 62 - Cell 2
Asellus Tertius	ah-SELL-us	Row 63 - Cell 2
Asmidiske	ass-mid-ISS-kee	Row 64 - Cell 2
Aspidiske	ass-pid-ISS-kee	Row 65 - Cell 2
Atik	AH-tik	Row 66 - Cell 2
Atlas	AT-las	Row 67 - Cell 2
Atria	AH-tree-a	Row 68 - Cell 2
Auva	Row 69 - Cell 1	Row 69 - Cell 2
Avior	AV-i-or	Row 70 - Cell 2
Azha	AH-za	Row 71 - Cell 2
Baham	ba-HAHM	also Biham
Barnard's Star	BARN-ards star	Row 73 - Cell 2
Baten Kaitos	BUT-en KYE-tos	Row 74 - Cell 2
Beid	BYED	BEED
Bellatrix	BEL-la-trix	Row 76 - Cell 2
Betelgeuse	BET-el-jooz	Row 77 - Cell 2
Botein	boh-TAYN	Row 78 - Cell 2
Canopus	can-OH-pus	Row 79 - Cell 2
Capella	kah-PELL-ah	Row 80 - Cell 2
Caph	KAF	Row 81 - Cell 2
Castor	CASS-ter	Row 82 - Cell 2
Cebalrai	SEB-all-rye	Row 83 - Cell 2
Celaeno	ke-LAY-no	Row 84 - Cell 2
Chara	CHAH-ra	Row 85 - Cell 2
Chertan, Chort	KERT-ahn,	Row 86 - Cell 2
Cor Caroli	core-ca-ROLE-ee	Row 87 - Cell 2
Cursa	COOR-sah	KER-sah
Dabih	DAH-bee	Row 89 - Cell 2
Deneb	DEN-ebb	Row 90 - Cell 2
Deneb Algiedi	DEN-ebb al-JEE-dee	Row 91 - Cell 2
Deneb el Okab	DEN-ebb	Row 92 - Cell 2
Deneb el Okab	DEN-ebb	Row 93 - Cell 2
Deneb Kaitos	DEN-ebb KAY-tos	Row 94 - Cell 2
Denebola	de-NEB-oh-la	Row 95 - Cell 2
Diadem	DYE-a-dem	Row 96 - Cell 2
Dschubba	JOOB-a	Row 97 - Cell 2
Dubhe	DOOB-huh	Row 98 - Cell 2
Edasich	ED-a-sick	Row 99 - Cell 2
Electra	e-LEK-tra	Row 100 - Cell 2
Elnath	EL-noth	Row 101 - Cell 2
Eltanin	EL-ta-nin	Row 102 - Cell 2
Enif	EEN-if	Row 103 - Cell 2
Er Rai	er-RYE	Row 104 - Cell 2
Erakis	e-RAHK-is (mu Draconis)	Row 105 - Cell 2
Fomalhaut	FO-mal-oh	FOH-mal-owt
Furud	fur-ROOD	Row 107 - Cell 2
Gacrux	GAK-kruks	Row 108 - Cell 2
Giausar	JAW-sahr	Row 109 - Cell 2
Gienah	JEEN-ah	Row 110 - Cell 2
Girtab	GIRR-tahb	Row 111 - Cell 2
Gomeisa	go-MAY-sah	Row 112 - Cell 2
Graffias	GRAH-fi-us	Row 113 - Cell 2
Grb 1618	GROOM-bridge	Row 114 - Cell 2
Grb 1830	"	Row 115 - Cell 2
Grumium	GROO-mi-um	Row 116 - Cell 2
Hadar	HAH-dahr	Row 117 - Cell 2
Hamal	HAM-al	hah-MAHL
Han	HAN	Row 119 - Cell 2
Hassaleh	Row 120 - Cell 1	Row 120 - Cell 2
Heze	Row 121 - Cell 1	Row 121 - Cell 2
Hoedus I	HEE-dus	Row 122 - Cell 2
Hoedus II	HEE-dus	Row 123 - Cell 2
Homam	HOH-mahm	Row 124 - Cell 2
Izar	EYE-zar	Row 125 - Cell 2
Jabbah	JAB-bah	Row 126 - Cell 2
Kaffalijidhma	KAFF-al-JID-mah	Row 127 - Cell 2
Kaus Australis	KOWSS ow-STRAH-liss	Row 128 - Cell 2
Kaus Borealis	KOWSS bor-ee-AH-liss	Row 129 - Cell 2
Kaus Meridianalis	KOWSS me-RID-i-an-AL-is	also Kaus Media
Keid	KYED	KEED
Kitalpha	kit-AL-fa	Row 132 - Cell 2
Kochab	KOE-cab	Row 133 - Cell 2
Kornephoros	core-ne-FOR-uss	Row 134 - Cell 2
Kraz	Row 135 - Cell 1	Row 135 - Cell 2
Kurhah	KOOR-hah	Row 136 - Cell 2
La Superba	la su-PURR-ba	Row 137 - Cell 2
Lacaille 8760	la-KA-ya	Row 138 - Cell 2
Lacaille 9352	la-KA-ya	Row 139 - Cell 2
Lalande 21185	la-LAHND	Row 140 - Cell 2
Lesath	LAY-soth	Row 141 - Cell 2
Maia	MAH-ya	Row 142 - Cell 2
Marfik	MAR-fick	Row 143 - Cell 2
Markab	MAR-kab	Row 144 - Cell 2
Matar	MAH-tahr	Row 145 - Cell 2
Mebsuta	meb-SOO-tah	Row 146 - Cell 2
Megrez	meg-REZ	MEG-rez
Meissa	MAY-sah	Row 148 - Cell 2
Mekbuda	mek-BOO-dah	Row 149 - Cell 2
Menkalinan	men-KAH-li-nan	Row 150 - Cell 2
Menkar	men-KAHR	Row 151 - Cell 2
Menkent	men-KENT	Row 152 - Cell 2
Menkib	men-KIB	Row 153 - Cell 2
Merak	MER-ak	Row 154 - Cell 2
Merope	MER-o-pee	Row 155 - Cell 2
Mesarthim	mess-AHR-tim	mess-ahr-TEEM
Miaplacidus	mee--a-PLASS-id-uss	Row 157 - Cell 2
Mimosa, Becrux	mim-OH-sah, BAY-cruks	Row 158 - Cell 2
Minkar	MIN-kar	Row 159 - Cell 2
Mintaka	MIN-ta-ka	Row 160 - Cell 2
Mira	MEE-ra	Row 161 - Cell 2
Mirach	MIRR-ahk	Row 162 - Cell 2
Mirfak	MERE-fak	Row 163 - Cell 2
Mirzam	MERE-zam	Row 164 - Cell 2
Mizar	MYE-zahr	Row 165 - Cell 2
Muliphein	MOOL-if-ayn	Row 166 - Cell 2
Muphrid	MOO-frid	Row 167 - Cell 2
Muscida	MUSS-id-a	Row 168 - Cell 2
Nair al Saif	nar-AL-safe	Row 169 - Cell 2
Naos	NOWSS	Row 170 - Cell 2
Nashira	nah-SHE-rah	Row 171 - Cell 2
Nekkar	NECK-ahr	Row 172 - Cell 2
Nihal	nih-HALL	Row 173 - Cell 2
Nodus I	NOH-dus	Row 174 - Cell 2
Nunki	NUN-kee	Row 175 - Cell 2
Nusakan	noo-SAH-kahn	Row 176 - Cell 2
Ophiuchus	Oaf-ih-YOU-kus	Row 177 - Cell 2
Phaet	FEYE-et	Row 178 - Cell 2
Phecda	FEK-da	Row 179 - Cell 2
Pherkad	ferk-AHD	Row 180 - Cell 2
Pleione	PLAY-o-nee	Row 181 - Cell 2
Polaris	poe-LAIR-is	poe-LAHR-is
Pollux	POL-lucks	Row 183 - Cell 2
Porrima	pour-EE-mah	POR-rim-a
Procyon	PRO-see-on	Row 185 - Cell 2
Propus, Tejat Prior	PRO-puss, TAY-zhaht PRYE-or	Row 186 - Cell 2
Rasalas	RAH-sa-luss	Row 187 - Cell 2
Rasalgethi	rah-sell-GAYTH-ee	Row 188 - Cell 2
Rasalhague	RAHS-al-haig	Row 189 - Cell 2
Rasalmothallah	RAHS-al-MOTH-al-ah	Row 190 - Cell 2
Regulus	REG-you-luss	Row 191 - Cell 2
Rigel	RYE-jel	Row 192 - Cell 2
Rigil Kentaurus	RYE-jel ken-TAW-russ	Row 193 - Cell 2
Rotanev	ROH-ta-nev	Row 194 - Cell 2
Ruchbah	ROOK-baht	Row 195 - Cell 2
Rukbat	ROOK-baht	Row 196 - Cell 2
Sabik	SAH-bik	Row 197 - Cell 2
Sadachbia	sah-DUCK-be-ah	Row 198 - Cell 2
Sadal Bari	sah-dul-BAH-ree	Row 199 - Cell 2
Sadal Melik	sah-dul-MEL-ik	Row 200 - Cell 2
Sadal Suud	sah-dul-su-OOD	Row 201 - Cell 2
Sadr	SADE-der	Row 202 - Cell 2
Saiph	SAFE	Row 203 - Cell 2
Sargas	SAHR-goss	Row 204 - Cell 2
Sarin	SAHR-in	Row 205 - Cell 2
Scheat	SHEE-at	Row 206 - Cell 2
Schedar	SHED-er	Row 207 - Cell 2
Segin	SEG-in	Row 208 - Cell 2
Seginus	seg-EEN-us	Row 209 - Cell 2
Shaula	SHOWL-a	Row 210 - Cell 2
Sheliak	SHEL-ee-yak	Row 211 - Cell 2
Sheratan	SHARE-ah-tan	Row 212 - Cell 2
Sirius	SEER-ee-us	Row 213 - Cell 2
Skat	SKAHT	Row 214 - Cell 2
Spica	SPEE-ka	SPY-ka
Sterope	STER-o-pee	Row 216 - Cell 2
Sualocin	swah-LOH-sin	Row 217 - Cell 2
Suhail al Muhlif	soo-HALE-al-MOO-liff	Row 218 - Cell 2
Sulafat	SOOL-a-faht	Row 219 - Cell 2
Syrma	SIRM-a	Row 220 - Cell 2
Talitha	TAH-lith-a	Row 221 - Cell 2
Tania Australis	THA-ni-ya ow-STRAH-liss	Row 222 - Cell 2
Tania Borealis	THA-ni-ya bor-ee-AH-liss	Row 223 - Cell 2
Tarazed	TAHR-ah-zed	Row 224 - Cell 2
Taygeta	TAY-get-a	Row 225 - Cell 2
Tegmine	teg-MEEN-e	Row 226 - Cell 2
Tejat Posterior	TAY-zhaht pos-TER-i-o	Row 227 - Cell 2
Thuban	THOO-bahn	Row 228 - Cell 2
Trapezium1A	tra-PEEZ-i-um	Row 229 - Cell 2
Trapezium1B	tra-PEEZ-i-um	Row 230 - Cell 2
Trapezium1C	tra-PEEZ-i-um	Row 231 - Cell 2
Trapezium1D	tra-PEEZ-i-um	Row 232 - Cell 2
Unukalhai	uh-NOO-kul-lye	Row 233 - Cell 2
Vega	VEY-ga	VEE-ga
Vindemiatrix	vin-de-mee-AY-tricks	vin-de-my-AH-tricks
Wasat	wah-SAHT	Row 236 - Cell 2
Wazn	WUZ-un	also Wezn
Wei	Row 238 - Cell 1	Row 238 - Cell 2
Wesen	WEZ-en	also Wezen
Yed Posterior	YED pos-TER-i-or	Row 240 - Cell 2
Yed Prior	YED PRYE-or	YED PREE-or
Zaniah	zah-NYE-a	Row 242 - Cell 2
Zaurak	ZAW-rahk	Row 243 - Cell 2
Zavijava	zah-vee-JAH-vah	Row 244 - Cell 2
Zosma	ZOSS-mah	Row 245 - Cell 2
Zubenelakrab	zoo-BEN-el-AK-rab	Row 246 - Cell 2
Zubenelgenubi	zoo-BEN-el-je-NEW-bee	Row 247 - Cell 2
Zubeneschamali	zoo-BEN-ess-sha-MAH-lee	Row 248 - Cell 2

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