|
μ Gruis (337.0), ε
Cephei (337.2),
1/325 Lac. (337.3),
ANCHA = θ Aquarii
(337.4), ψ Oct.
(337.5), α Tucanae
(337.9) |
Al Sa'ad al
Ahbiyah-23 /
Shatabisha-25
ε Oct. (338.1),
ρ Aquarii
(338.2), 2/365 Lac.
(338.5),
SADACHBIA
= γ Aquarii
(338.6), π Gruis
(338.9) |
β/172 Lac. (339.2),
4/1100 Lac. (339.4),
π Aquarii
(339.5)
CASTOR (α Gemini) |
|
...
γ,
4.1, greenish, on
the right arm at the
inner edge of the
Urn, and the
westernmost [?] star
in the Y,
is Sadachbia,
from Al Sa'd al
Ahbiyah, which
has been interpreted
the Lucky Star of
Hidden Things or
Hiding-places,
because when it
emerged from the
sun's rays all
hidden worms and
reptiles, buried
during the preceding
cold, creep out of
their holes!
But as this word
Ah Biyah is
merely the plural of
Hibā', a
Tent, a more
reasonable
explanation is that
the star was so
called from its
rising in the spring
twilight, when,
after the winter's
want and suffering,
the nomads' tents
were raised on the
freshening pastures,
and the pleasent
weather set in. This
idea renders
Professor Whitney's
'Felicity of Tents'
a happy translation
of the original.
ζ,
η,
and
π
are included with
γ
under this
designation by Ulug
Beg -
ζ,
in the centre
marking the top of
the tent; Kazwini,
however, considering
this central star as
Al Sa'd, and
the three
surrounding ones his
tents ... |
