
Close up photograph of the star Betelgeuse in an antique German atlas
2024-12-20 1376词 晦涩
But it seems fair to ask: Why “Betelgeuse”? It’s an odd-seeming name for a star. That’s because it’s a corrupted translation of the Arabic phrase yad al-jawzā’, which roughly translates to “the hand of Orion”—a decent moniker for the star that does represent the constellation’s upraised arm.
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