I named all of my current galaxy dragons based of their irl astronomical objects. With some fun facts

(I regret nothing)

In order:

• Rayleian is named after Rayleigh Scattering, the way light bounces off air particle maiing the sky blue

• Comet is named after the first female astronomer, Mary Mitchell, and her comet of the same name.

• Nebula is named after French astronomer who is widely considered to have discovered nebulas, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc. Namely the Orion Nebula.

• Sorarian is named after Galileo Galilei, the "Father of Modern Astronomy" (I couldnt find an irl counterpart for this one)

• Celerulean is named after the dwarf planet Ceres, the only dp not beyond Neptune's orbit. Located between Mars and Jupiter which looks blue when observed sometimes.

• Rigel is named after the constellation Orion, where the star Rigel is located. (Western foot).

• Gravity is named after Sir Isaac Newton for obvious reasons.

• Lunis is named after the Roman counterpart for Artemis, Diana. (Solis is defo gonna ge Apollo. Thats his Roman name too).

• Starlight is named after the greek goddess of the stars Asteria.

• Nova is named after Walter Baade, who coined the term "Supernova" in 1931.

• Arcturian is named after Arcturis the star

• Eridanian is named after Fleuve d'étoules meaning "river of stars" as the constellation Eridanus is a river.

• Teidian is named after Tenerife, Spain. The location of the Teide Observatory in the Canary Islands.

• Polarian is named after Polaris, the North star.

• Antarian is named after Antares the star.

•Solarflare is named after the Carrington Event. The most intense solar storm in recorded history recorded by Richard Carrington in 1859.

• Bizurian is named after two supposed binary stars, Mizar (Ursa Major/Big Dipper) and Acrux (Crux/Southern Cross). One name for each head.

And finally

•Glimmerwing is named after the swan constellation Cygnus.


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