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Naming that Star - National Research Council Canada (599 words) |
 | Since the starry sky is for us a beautiful, mystic and mysterious place, it is reasonable that people might want to name a star after a loved one, and have a permanent memorial in the night sky. |
| The naming of astronomical objects is now, by international agreement, the responsibility of the International Astronomical Union. |
| This avoids anarchy and naming stars after people who might be regarded with acclaim in some countries but reviled in others. |
| Names of Astronomical Objects connected with Wales (1274 words) |
| The crater Roberts is named after Isaac Roberts (1829-1904), pioneer astrophotographer (the crater actually honours both Isaac Roberts and Alexander W. Roberts, a South African astronomer, 1857-1938): it is situated on the Far Side of the Moon, close to the lunar North Pole. |
| The crater Wallace is named after Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), the biologist and independent discoverer of the theory of evolution. |
| The crater Wilkins is named after Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896-1960), lunar observer and cartographer. |
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