Reul (Star) - Reul-chomhaideachd (‘observing star’), satellite, planet; reul na madra, Dog Star, Sirius; reul seachrain, a comet; reul seachranach (‘travelling star’), a planet; reul seasmhach, a fixed star; solas nan reultan, starlight.
Rionnag – star 2 Starlet. 3 Shooting star. Rionnag earballach (‘tailed star’), a comet.
Speuradair/Speuradaireachd - astronomer/astronomy, stargazer/stargazing, (blasphemer!). Also Reul-dhruidheachd – astrology (MacPherson)
Caileadaireachd – stargazing, philosophy
Caol-ghealach (The slender moon) – The New Moon (sometimes the Old Moon)
Reult-chùirt (The star-court) – the star chamber
Reul an Iuchair (The July Star) – Sirius, the Dog Star
An Reul Iùil (The Guiding Star) – The Pole Star, also An Gath-linn
An Laoi-reult (The Day Star) – The Morning Star
An Nòin-reult (The After/Noon Star) – The Evening Star
An nòin-dhorchadh (The noon darkening) – Solar Eclipse
Dreag – Meteor, falling star. Also boid-reult (‘cock-star), salachar-rionnag (‘dirty star’), beur-theine (bright fire). ‘Cruas na creige is luathas na dreige’ – the hardness of the rocks and the speed of the meteor.
A’ Mhadainneag (The Little Morning One) – Venus, the morning star.
Soillseachan (Lightener) – Phosphorus, morning star.
Na Fir Chlis (The Nimble Ones) - sf The Northern lights, aurora borealis, ‘merry dancers’. “An uair a bhios na fir-chlis ri mire 's gann nach dèan iad milleadh” - when the merry dancers play they are like to slay — the playfulness of the merry-dancers is supposed to end occasionally in quite a serious fight. Next morning, when children see red patches of lichen on the stones, they say among themselves, “Thug na fir chlis fuil à càch a chéile an-raoir”, the merry-dancers bled each other last night. [The appearance of these lights in the sky is considered a sign of the approach of unsettled weather].
An Sealgair Mòr (The Great Hunter) - Orion. The Crios (The Belt - Orion's Belt) is made up of three stars of a good second magnitude. A' Bhiodag (The Dirk - Orion's Sword) is slung from two of these; it shows as three small stars with a larger one at the end of the sheath. An Sporan (The Purse - Horsehead Nebula) is suspended from the other and Am Breacan-Guailne (The Plaid - μ, ν, ξ, χ1, χ2 Orionis) is blowing away on the breeze to the left.
A’ Chathair (The Chair) - Cassiopeia. It must be looked at in the W way in order to make out the ‘chair'. It is difficult, even then, unless one can see a very small star which is nearer the Pole than the middle and largest stars of the group. This small star which is at the top of the front leg, forms with the middle star the very uncomfortable seat.
A’ Chrois-tara (The Fiery Cross)- Part of the constellation Cygnus, the Swan.
An Grioglachan (‘The Little Cluster’) – Pleiades.
Also An Seachdaran (The Seven): ‘Nighean Rìgh Mheangain, ’s a triùir leannan, a gille, ’s a cù ’s a còcaire’ – daughter of King Mengan, her three lovers, her servant, her hound and her cook’. (Ossian/Carmichael).
An Crann-arain (The Plough) - ‘Charles' Wain, (The Plough or Great Bear). “Chuir e car sa chrann”, he turned the plough upside down, said of guest who put in a very long visit - signifying that he stayed from early evening when the crann (Plough in the constellation of the Great Bear) was “on even keel” below the pole until it was turned upside down in the morning - he must have stayed twelve hours.
Am Bodachan (Little Old Man) - Very small star {80 Ursae Majoris} riding on the back of the middle star in the handle of the Plough, in the constellation of the Great Bear. Also called ‘bodachan a’ chroinn’ (the little old man of the plough ). Called Jack on the Middle Horse in England, and Alcor (the test) by the Arabs, as it needs good sight to make it out.
Na Laoigh (The Calves) - Two stars in the Constellation of the Little Bear.
An Drag-Bhod (The Cock-Star) - The constellation the Little Bear, Ursa Minor.
An Corran - Part of the constellation Leo. (meanings given in some dictionaries: ‘narrow passage through which the tide runs swiftly’, ‘semi-circular bay’, ‘bend’ – “Mu chorran a mhionnaich”, on the bend of his stomach; “Gach té le a corran cam”, every woman with her crooked sickle.
An Gobhar Beag (The Little Goat) - A very fine single star {α Aurigae, Capella}, the principal one in the constellation of Auriga, the Charioteer, and one of the finest stars in the whole northern sky.
Unidentified stars in Dwelly
Ceann-mathain (The Bear’s Head)
A’ Chaoin-Chaithlinn (The Fair Maid)
Iùl-oidhche (The Night Guide)
Caol-dearrsa (The Sparkling Beam)
From MacPherson (Ossian)
Iùl Eirinn (The Guide to Ireland), Iùl Lochlinn (The Guide to Scandinavia)