Astronomy @ BellaOnline http://www.bellaonline.com/Site/astronomy Interested in learning about the wonders beyond the Earth's atmosphere? The astronomy site aims to furnish you with the information you need, whether it be the mysterious properties of black holes or the origins of the universe itself. en-us Copyright 2013 BellaOnline.com All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:44 EST 240 http://www.bellaonline.com/images/logo.jpg Astronomy @ BellaOnline http://astronomy.bellaonline.com Naming Asteroids http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art180500.asp How do asteroids get their names? You have to discover an asteroid to name it, but you still can't name it after yourself or your cat. You also can't buy the naming right, though someone might give theirs to you. Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:30 EST Constellation or Asterism & Other Posers http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art180464.asp Constellations, asterisms, galaxies and star clusters are all groups of stars. So how are they different? Why isn’t the Big Dipper a constellation? Where are the globular clusters? And if Saturn is in Virgo, has it left the Solar System? Wed, 8 May 2013 10:45:06 EST Draco the Dragon http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art180429.asp An enormous dragon circles the northern celestial pole. The constellation Draco contains a star that was the pole star at the time of the pharaohs, some interesting galaxies and the most complex planetary nebula yet discovered. Sat, 4 May 2013 18:02:19 EST