In the past few weeks, WGSN members have been very active in public presence. On that occasion, we had created some viewgraphs on the activity of the working group in the past decade – by chance also realising that we forgot celebrating the tenth birthday. ASROC – Zhubei, Taiwan Cheung Sze-leung work on astronomy outreach…
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With kind permission herewith we share a letter from two Italian primary school teachers: Dear friends at WGSN I am pleased to inform you that over the past few weeks, with the help of a colleague of mine, I have carried out for a group of about twenty elementary school students from the I.C. Via Carotenuto…
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On February 12, 2026, the IAU issued an announcement on the recent activities of WGSN. During the past two years, with a new work mode WGSN adopted 59 new star names: IAU Selects New Star Names to Reflect Global Astronomical Culture “These names span the entire celestial sphere, with a deliberate cultural emphasis on Asia,…
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A long discussion in WGSN was caused by the question whether the IAU should adopt names that are used in modern astrophysics. In case of the eruptive star T CrB, for instance, it isn’t necessary because the designator (variable star nomenclature with capital letter and constellation abbreviation) is already short and practical for use in…
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Some nice words 🙂
