Can you name the Bayer designation of the brightest star of all of the constellations? by pfrijiritr

Constellation	Bayer Designation	Second Brightest Star
Andromeda		Beta (Mirach)
Antlia		Epsilon
Apus		Gamma
Aquarius		Alpha
Aquila		Gamma
Ara		Alpha
Aries		Beta
Auriga		Gamma
Boötes		Epsilon
Caelum		Gamma
Camelopardalis		CS
Cancer		Delta
Canes Venatici		Beta
Canis Major		Epsilon (Adhara)
Canis Minor		Beta
Capricornus		Beta
Carina		Beta (Miaplacidus)
Cassiopeia		Gamma
Centaurus		Beta (Hadar)
Cepheus		Beta
Cetus		Alpha
Chamaeleon		Beta
Circinus		Beta
Columba		Beta
Coma Berenices		Gamma
Corona Australis		Beta
Corona Borealis		Beta
Corvus		Beta
Crater		Alpha
Crux		Beta (Mimosa)

Constellation	Bayer Designation	Second Brightest Star
Cygnus		Gamma (Sadr)
Delphinus		Gamma
Dorado		Beta
Draco		Eta
Equuleus		Delta
Eridanus		Beta (Kursa)
Fornax		Beta
Gemini		Alpha (Castor)
Grus		Beta
Hercules		Zeta
Horologium		R
Hydra		Gamma
Hydrus		Alpha
Indus		Beta
Lacerta		1
Leo		Gamma
Leo Minor		Beta
Lepus		Beta
Libra		Alpha (Zubenelgenubi)
Lupus		Beta
Lynx		38
Lyra		Gamma
Mensa		Gamma
Microscopium		Epsilon
Monoceros		Gamma
Musca		Beta
Norma		Epsilon
Octans		Beta
Ophiuchus		Eta
Orion		Alpha (Betelgeuse)

Constellation	Bayer Designation	Second Brightest Star
Pavo		Beta
Pegasus		Beta (Scheat)
Perseus		Beta (Algol)
Phoenix		Beta
Pictor		Beta
Pisces		Gamma
Piscis Austrinus		Epsilon
Puppis		Pi
Pyxis		Beta
Reticulum		Beta
Sagitta		Delta
Sagittarius		Sigma (Nunki)
Scorpius		Lambda (Shaula)
Sculptor		Beta
Scutum		Beta
Serpens		Eta
Sextans		Gamma
Taurus		Beta
Telescopium		Zeta
Triangulum		Alpha
Triangulum Australe		Beta
Tucana		Gamma
Ursa Major		Alpha (Dubhe)
Ursa Minor		Beta (Kochab)
Vela		Delta
Virgo		Gamma
Volans		Gamma
Vulpecula		23
Andromeda	23
Antlia	23
Apus	23
Aquarius	23
Aquila	23
Ara	23
Aries	23
Auriga	23
Boötes	23
Caelum	23
Camelopardalis	23
Cancer	23
Canes Venatici	23
Canis Major	23
Canis Minor	23
Capricornus	23
Capricornus	23
Carina	23
Cassiopeia	23
Centaurus	23
Cepheus	23
Cetus	23
Chamaeleon	23
Circinus	23
Columba	23
Coma Berenices	23
Corona Australis	23
Corona Borealis	23
Corvus	23
Corvus	23
Crater	23
Crater	23
Crux	23
Cygnus	23
Delphinus	23
Dorado	23
Draco	23
Draco	23
Equuleus	23
Eridanus	23
Fornax	23
Gemini	23
Grus	23
Hercules	23
Horologium	23
Hydra	23
Hydrus	23
Indus	23
Lacerta	23
Leo	23
Leo Minor	23
Leo Minor	23
Lepus	23
Libra	23
Lupus	23
Lynx	23
Lyra	23
Mensa	23
Microscopium	23
Microscopium	23
Monoceros	23
Musca	23
Norma	23
Norma	23
Octans	23
Octans	23
Ophiuchus	23
Orion	23
Pavo	23
Pegasus	23
Pegasus	23
Perseus	23
Phoenix	23
Pictor	23
Pisces	23
Pisces	23
Piscis Austrinus	23
Puppis	23
Puppis	23
Pyxis	23
Reticulum	23
Sagitta	23
Sagitta	23
Sagittarius	23
Sagittarius	23
Scorpius	23
Sculptor	23
Scutum	23
Serpens	23
Sextans	23
Taurus	23
Telescopium	23
Triangulum	23
Triangulum Australe	23
Tucana	23
Ursa Major	23
Ursa Major	23
Ursa Minor	23
Vela	23
Vela	23
Virgo	23
Volans	23
Vulpecula	23

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Bayer Designations of Brightest Stars Quiz

by pfrijiritr

Created Jan 23, 2012 in Science
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	pfrijiritr:	Jan 24th, 2012 at 02:02 GMT	1 point
	Although the brightest star in a constellation is supposed to be "alpha," and the next "beta," etc., Bayer made no attempt to be completely accurate when he labeled them with Greek letters. Thus, there are many exceptions in which the brightest star isn't "alpha," and many more exceptions in which the second brightest star isn't "beta" (but thankfully you don’t need to do that for this quiz). Incorrectly typing "alpha" or "beta" where it is not the answer will trigger the red "wrong answer" response.