Astronomy Without a Telescope
latinized bayer designation
- Río de la Plata (Wikipedia)
The Río de la Plata (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o ðe la ˈplata]; lit. ‘River of Silver’), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and forms a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America. Depending on the geographer, the Río de la Plata may be considered a river, an estuary, a gulf, or a marginal sea. If considered a river, it is the widest in the world, with a maximum width of 220 kilometres (140 mi).
- Shedar (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
SHEDAR (Alpha Cassiopiae). The southernmost star of Cassiopeia’s famed Chair, Shedar is also the brightest, though not by much and not all of the time.