ÐǤòÌ÷¤á¤ë (Hoshi o nagameru, to gaze at the stars), ÌìÌåÓQœy (tentai kansoku, astronomical observation) ¡ª while stars are the same everywhere, the words used to describe them are very different.
There are so many things to see up there in the Ò¹¿Õ (yozora, night sky), also known as ÓîÖæ (³Ü³¦³ó¨±, outer space) in Japanese, that if you¡¯d like to take part in a good stargazing session, you¡¯ll need a few basic tools ¡ª and, of course, some space-related vocabulary.
Most importantly, we have ÐÇ (hoshi, star). Then, »óÐÇ (wakusei, planet), Ô (tsuki, moon), Á÷ÐÇ (°ù²â¨±²õ±ð¾±, meteor), åçÐÇ (suisei, comet) and ÐÇ×ù (seiza, constellation).
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