“@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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@neiltyson Saw you at@tableau conf, working on a viz showing what TV programs are current arriving at what star systems.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: False!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Yea, now I can say I learned something today!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson GET OUT HERE OMAHA IS WAITINGThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson So Cameron Diaz is... um...what's Greek for "A"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I'm#DENEB (α Cyg, α Cygni,#Alpha Cygni), the brightest star in the constellation#Cygnus ;-))Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Speaking of common names - have you apologized for making up quotes and facts yet? Science demands it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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? -
@neiltyson Therefore leading to multi-verses?
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@neiltyson I did not know this. This is fantasticThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson except for Eta Carinae, which is not the seventh brightest star in Carina (anymore)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I wonder how aliens classify Sol?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/513114126210437121 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson So if one were to go supernova and then become a dwarf, would it lose its alpha status? JkThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Γειά σου φιλόσοφε! Greetings from Greece ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I wish they used NATO alphabet instead, just so we'd have stars with names like "Charlie Orionis"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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