Irish Translation Forum

Hi, i recently had a baby daughter born to my wife and I. I would like to name a star after her. I would like to name the star, "The Sydney Star". She was born on the 3rd of July. Thank you for any help

Brent

Hello Brent.

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. Irish for star is réalta.

I could not find a source for the meaning of the name Sydney, spelled either with a "y" or an "i".

BTW - are you going through the International Star Registry? One of the ladies at my office surprised me with a star registry certificate for my late husband. His star was formerly known as Equuleus RA 21h 4m33s D 10degrees 0 minutes. Now I just need to find someone with enough knowledge of the celestial mapping to help me know where it is located. I don't think it will be visible with the naked eye as its brightness magnitude is a 12. But there is an observatory close by to my home that has several nights in the summertime where they allow people to come and either bring their own telescopes or to ask for help in locating particular heavenly bodies.

The certificate from the International Star Registry is a beautiful document and looks quite impressive in a good quality frame.

Yes, actually, I am going through the Star Registry. I purchased one for my wife a few years ago before we were married, "Le Stelle Chrystina" Italian for "the Chrystina Star". I apparently have an affinity for naming a star that way. I appreciate your help, and I wish I could help you locate your husbands star. I, unfortunately, don't have the skills or means to find the stars either. I was hoping when Sydney was old enough, I would have a telescope, and we could find it together. Once again, thank you, you have been a life saver!

Brent

The name would be: Réalt Sydney

A star of mag12 would not be visible to the naked eye, you really would need to go to an observatory. I think mag6 is the limit of human vision. The brightest stars are around -1, -1.5. The numbers increase as the brightness decreases.