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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Sep 2014

    Apart from common names, stars are generally ID'ed in order of brightness within a constellation, using the Greek alphabet.

    4:55 PM - 19 Sep 2014
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      2. torri higginson‏Verified account @torri_higginson 19 Sep 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Apart from common names, stars are generally ID'ed in order of brightness within a constellation, using the Greek alphabet.” 👽

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      1. Matt Francis‏ @Matt_Francis 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Saw you at @tableau conf, working on a viz showing what TV programs are current arriving at what star systems.

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      1. SK1‏ @sk1win 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson: False!

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      1. Ocular Nervosa‏ @ocularnervosa 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Yea, now I can say I learned something today!

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      1. Jared‏ @notajewelrystor 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson GET OUT HERE OMAHA IS WAITING

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      1. John Carter‏ @JCarte_ 1 Oct 2014
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        @neiltyson So Cameron Diaz is... um...what's Greek for "A"?

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      1. DENEB Official ©‏ @denebofficial 24 Sep 2014
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        Hello @neiltyson I'm #DENEB (α Cyg, α Cygni, #Alpha Cygni), the brightest star in the constellation #Cygnus ;-))

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      1. Chris Tsotsoros‏ @ctsotsoros 22 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Speaking of common names - have you apologized for making up quotes and facts yet? Science demands it.

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      1. Jan Rademan‏ @radjanoonan 20 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson another way the Earth is viewed as the center of the universe, the brightness would be different form another point in space.

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      2. Nick Iovine‏ @NickIovine 20 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Love your "Star Talk Radio" podcasts. Was The Big Bang a Singularity event and do Black Holes lead to singularity?

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      3. Nick Iovine‏ @NickIovine 20 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Therefore leading to multi-verses?

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      1. Roger Blackwell‏ @blackwro 20 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I did not know this. This is fantastic

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      1. Christopher Koch‏ @TheRealKoch 19 Sep 2014
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        .@neiltyson except for Eta Carinae, which is not the seventh brightest star in Carina (anymore)

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      1. James Whitemore‏ @jrwisno1 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I wonder how aliens classify Sol?

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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/513114126210437121 …

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      1. J Lee Paul‏ @lee66xx 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson So if one were to go supernova and then become a dwarf, would it lose its alpha status? Jk

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      1. Alexander Panaretos‏ @Alex72p 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Γειά σου φιλόσοφε! Greetings from Greece ;)

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      1. Cris (without an H)‏ @ambignostic 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I wish they used NATO alphabet instead, just so we'd have stars with names like "Charlie Orionis"

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