A complete list of all the poular names (and some I've never heard of) of stars most commonly used in setting up GOTO telescopes.
ANDROMEDA And ANDROMEDAE the daughter of Cassiopeia ALPHA And Alpheratz or Sirrah (also delta Peg) "the horse" or "navel" BETA And Mirach "the loins" GAMMA And Almach "earthkid" (Arabian weasel-like mammal) XI And Adhil (train of a garment) ANTLIA Ant ANTLIAE the pump APUS Aps APODIS the bird of paradise AQUARIUS Aqr AQUARII the water carrier ALPHA Aqr Sadal Melik "lucky star of the king" BETA Aqr Sadal Suud "luck of lucks" GAMMA Aqr Sadachbia "lucky star of the tents" DELTA Aqr Skat or Scheat or Seat "shin" (lower leg) EPSILON Aqr Al Bali "the swallower" THETA Aqr Ancha "hip-bone" CHI Aqr Situla "water jar" AQUILA Aql AQUILAE the eagle ALPHA Aql Altair "flying one" BETA Aql Alshain "falcon" GAMMA Aql Tarazed "plundering falcon" IOTA Aql Al Thalimain "the two ostriches" (with Lamda) LAMBDA Aql Al Thalimain "the two ostriches" (with Iota) ARA Ara ARAE the altar ALPHA Ara Choo or Tchou "staff/club"; "pestle" (Chinese) ARIES Ari ARIETIS the ram ALPHA Ari Hamal "ram" BETA Ari Sheratan "the two signs" (Pisces & Aries) GAMMA Ari Mesarthim "servants" DELTA Ari Botein "little belly" AURIGA Aur AURIGAE the charioteer ALPHA Aur Capella "she-goat" BETA Aur Menkalinan "shoulder of him of the reins" (Charioteer) DELTA Aur Prijipati "Lord of Creation" (Sanskrit/Pali) EPSILON Aur Maaz "he-goat" ZETA Aur Sadatoni "two young goats (kids)" IOTA Aur Kabdhilinan "anklebone of the rein-holder" BOOTES Boo BOOTIS the oxherd ALPHA Boo Arcturus "bear-guard" BETA Boo Nekkar or Nakkar "cattleman" GAMMA Boo Seginus from Theguius; medieval Latin translit. of Arabic tlt. of Greek "Bootes" EPSILON Boo Mirak, Izar, or Pulcherrima "loins" or "loincloth" ETA Boo Muphrid "isolated, single one (of the lance-bearer)" MU Boo Alkalurops "shepherd's crook" CAELUM Cae CAELI the graving tool CAMELOPARDALIS Cam CAMELOPARDALIS the giraffe CANCER Cnc CANCRI the crab ALPHA Cnc Acubens "claw" BETA Cnc Tarf "glance" or "eye" GAMMA Cnc Asellus Borealis "northern donkey" DELTA Cnc Asellus Australis "southern donkey" ZETA Cnc Tegmine "cover" CANES VENATICI CVn CANUM VENATICORUM the hunting dogs ALPHA CVn Cor Caroli "heart of Charles" (II of England) BETA CVn Chara "joy" CANIS MAJOR CMa CANIS MAJORIS the greater dog ALPHA CMa Sirius "scorching" BETA CMa Mirzam ?? (no known translation) GAMMA CMa Muliphein "the two causing dispute and the swearing of an oath" DELTA CMa Wezen "weight" EPSILON CMa Adhara "maidens" ZETA CMa Furud "solitary ones" ETA CMa Aludra "maidenhood" CANIS MINOR CMi CANIS MINORIS the lesser dog ALPHA CMi Procyon "before the dog" BETA CMi Gomeisa "the bleary eyed" CAPRICORNUS Cap CAPRICORNI the horned goat ALPHA Cap Al Giedi "goat" BETA Cap Dabih "slaughterer" GAMMA Cap Nashira "she who brings good news" DELTA Cap Deneb Algiedi "tail of the goat" CARINA Car CARINAE the keel of the Argo ALPHA Car Canopus (Menelaus's helmsman; also Egyptian seaport) BETA Car Miaplacidus "placid waters" EPSILON Car Avior ?? (modern) IOTA Car Scutulum or Aspidiske "little shield" CASSIOPEIA Cas CASSIOPEIAE the wife of Cepheus ALPHA Cas Schedar or Shedir "breast" BETA Cas Caph "palm" (reaching from the Pleiades) GAMMA Cas Tsih or Cih "whip"? (Chinese) DELTA Cas Ruchbah or Rukbah "knee" EPSILON Cas Segin or Navi ?? ; "Ivan" backwards [Gus Grissom, Apollo 1] ETA Cas Achird ?? CENTAURUS Cen CENTAURI the centaur ALPHA Cen Rigel Kentaurus or Rigilkent "foot of the centaur" BETA Cen Hadar or Agena (no known translation) ; from A=alpha (wrong) and genu="knee" GAMMA Cen Muhlifain (similar to Gamma CMa) THETA Cen Menkent "shoulder of the centaur" KAPPA Cen Ke Kwan (cavalry officer) CEPHEUS Cep CEPHEI the king of Ethiopia or Joppa ALPHA Cep Alderamin "right forearm" BETA Cep Alfirk "flock" GAMMA Cep Er Rai "shepherd" XI Cep Kurhah "blaze" (horse's brow) MU Cep The Garnet Star "The Garnet Star" CETUS Cet CETI the whale (or whatever) menacing Andromeda ALPHA Cet Menkar or Menkab "nostril" BETA Cet Diphda or Deneb Kaitos "frog" or "tail of Cetus" GAMMA Cet Kaffaljidhmah "cut-short hand" (reaching from the Pleiades) ZETA Cet Baten Kaitos "belly of Cetus" IOTA Cet Schemali "northern" (branch of the tail) OMICRON Cet Mira "wonderful" CHAMAELEON Cha CHAMAELEONTIS the chamaeleon CIRCINUS Cir CIRCINI a pair of compasses COLUMBA Col COLUMBAE the dove ALPHA Col Phact of Phaet "dove" BETA Col Wezn or Wazn "weight" LAMBDA Col Tsze "son" COMA BERENICES Com COMAE BERENICES Bernice's lock of hair CORONA AUSTRALIS CrA CORONAE AUSTRALIS the southern crown CORONA BOREALIS CrB CORONAE BOREALIS the northern crown ALPHA CrB Gemma or Alphecca "gem" or "the broken" (ring of stars) BETA CrB Nusakan "the two series" CORVUS Crv CORVI the crow ALPHA Crv Alchibah "tent" BETA Crv Kraz; also Tso Hea ?? ; "left-handed lynch-pin" (from Chinese carriage constellation) GAMMA Crv Gienah "wing" DELTA Crv Algorab "raven" EPSILON Crv Minkar "beak" CRATER Crt CRATERIS the cup ALPHA Crt Alkes "cup" CRUX Cru CRUCIS the cross ALPHA Cru Acrux "alpha of Crux" BETA Cru Mimosa "mime"? or "mimosas"? (plant) GAMMA Cru Gacrux "gamma of Crux" CYGNUS Cyg CYGNI the swan ALPHA Cyg Deneb "tail of the hen" BETA Cyg Albireo (from Ireus, a fragrant flower) GAMMA Cyg Sadr "breast" EPSILON Cyg Gienah "wing" OMEGA Cyg Ruchba "hen's knee" PI 1 Cyg Azelfafage "tortoise" (originally referred to Lyra) DELPHINUS Del DELPHINI the dolphin ALPHA Del Sualocin "Nicolaus" backwards BETA Del Rotanev "Venator" backwards EPSILON Del Deneb or Al Dhanab al Dulfim "tail" or "tail of the dolphin" DORADO Dor DORADUS the goldfish DRACO Dra DRACONIS the dragon ALPHA Dra Thuban "snake" BETA Dra Rastaban "head of the snake" GAMMA Dra Eltanin "snake" (alternate word; Arabic name for Draco) DELTA Dra Nodus Secundus or Altais "second knot" or ?? (misreading of same word as in Gamma Dra) EPSILON Dra Tyl; also Kin Yu ?? ; "goldfish" ZETA Dra Kaou Pih ?? IOTA Dra Edasich "hyena" LAMBDA Dra Giauzar "dragon" (mythical Persian name designating nodes of lunar orbit) MU Dra Arrakis "dancer" NU Dra Kuma "as last" XI Dra Grumium "jaw" SIGMA Dra Alsafi "cooking tripod" PSI Dra Dziban "the two jackals" EQUULEUS Equ EQUULEI the little horse ALPHA Equ Kitalpha "part of the horse" ERIDANUS Eri ERIDANI the river ALPHA Eri Achernar "end of the river" BETA Eri Cursa "chair/footstool of Orion" GAMMA Eri Zaurak "boat" DELTA Eri Rana "frog" ETA Eri Azha "hatching place" THETA Eri Acamar "end of the river" (before Achernar was added) OMICRON 1 Eri Beid "eggs" (ostrich) OMICRON 2 Eri Keid "broken eggshell" TAU 2 Eri Angetenar "curve of the river" FORNAX For FORNACIS the furnace GEMINI Gem GEMINORIUM the twins, Castor and Pollux ALPHA Gem Castor "beaver" BETA Gem Pollux "much wine" GAMMA Gem Almeisan or Alhena "shining" or "the mark" (on the neck of a camel) DELTA Gem Wasat "middle of the sky" EPSILON Gem Mebsuta "outstretched" (paw) ZETA Gem Mekbuda "pulled in" (paw) ETA Gem Propus (Tejat prior) "forward foot" MU Gem Tejat (Tejat posterior) ?? (no translation) GRUS Gru GRUIS the crane ALPHA Gru Al Na'ir "the bright" GAMMA Gru Al Dhanab "tail" HERCULES Her HERCULIS Heracles, the hero ALPHA Her Ras Algethi "head of the kneeling one" BETA Her Kornephoros "club-bearer" DELTA Her Sarin ?? KAPPA Her Maasim "wrist" XI Her Marfik "elbow" OMEGA Her Cujam "club" HOROLOGIUM Hor HOROLOGII the clock HYDRA Hya HYDRAE the water serpent (female) ALPHA Hya Alphard or Cor Hydrae "the solitary" or "heart of the hydra" SIGMA Hya Minhar al Shuja "the snake's nose" TAU Hya Ukdah "the knot" HYDRUS Hyi HYDRI the water serpent (male) INDUS Ind INDI the (American) Indian ALPHA Ind Al nair "bright" LACERTA Lac LACERTAE the lizard LEO Leo LEONIS the lion ALPHA Leo Regulus, Cor Leonis or Kalb "prince", "heart of the lion" BETA Leo Denebola "tail of the lion" GAMMA Leo Al Gieba "forehead" DELTA Leo Zozma "enzonement" or "loincloth" EPSILON Leo Ras Elased "head of the lion" ZETA Leo Adhafera "curl" (of hair) THETA Leo Coxa or Chort or Chertan "hip" or "small rib" or "two small ribs" IOTA Leo Tsze Tseang "second general" LAMBDA Leo Alterf "glance" MU Leo Rasalas "head of the lion" LEO MINOR LMi LEONIS MINORIS the lesser lion 46 Lmi Praecipula "principal star" LEPUS Lep LEPORIS the hare ALPHA Lep Arneb "hare" BETA Lep Nihal "camels quenching their thirst" LIBRA Lib LIBRAE the scales (weighing) ALPHA Lib Zuben El Genubi "southern claw" (of the scorpion) BETA Lib Zuben Eschamali "northern claw" (of the scorpion) DELTA Lib Mulu-lizi "man of fire" ETA Lib Zubenhakrabi or Zubanalakrab "scorpion's claw" LUPUS Lup LUPI the wolf ALPHA Lup Men ?? LYNX Lyn LYNX the lynx LYRA Lyr LYRAE the lyre ALPHA Lyr Vega "the swooping" (eagle) BETA Lyr Sheliak or Shelyak "harp" (from Greek Sambyke, a kind of harp) GAMMA Lyr Sulafat "tortoise" ETA Lyr Aladfar (with Mu:) "talons" (of the swooping eagle) MU Lyr Al Athfar (with Eta:) "talons" (of the swooping eagle) MENSA Men MENSAE the Table (mountain) MICROSCOPIUM Mic MICROSCOPII the microscope MONOCEROS Mon MONOCEROTIS the unicorn MUSCA Mus MUSCAE the fly NORMA Nor NORMAE the carpenter's level OCTANS Oct OCTANTIS the octant OPHIUCHUS Oph OPHIUCHI the snake holder ALPHA Oph Ras Alhague "head of the snake" BETA Oph Cheleb or Celbalrai "dog of the shepherd" DELTA Oph Yed Prior "hand" (before; western) EPSILON Oph Yed Posterior "hand" (after; eastern) ETA Oph Sabik "the preceding" LAMBDA Oph Marfik "elbow" ORION Ori ORIONIS the hunter ALPHA Ori Betelgeuse "hand of Al-Jazwa" BETA Ori Rigel "foot" (west) GAMMA Ori Bellatrix "warrioress" (west shoulder) DELTA Ori Mintaka "belt" (west end) EPSILON Ori Alnilam "arrangement" (of pearls; middle of belt) ZETA Ori Alnitak "belt" (east end) IOTA Ori Na'ir al Saif "bright one of the sword" (tip) KAPPA Ori Saiph "sword" (hilt) LAMBDA Ori Heka or Meissa "white spot" or "shining" (Orion's head) UPSILON Ori Thabit "fixed star" (sometimes given to Pi3 Ori or Tau Ori) PAVO Pav PAVONIS the peacock ALPHA Pav The peacock star "The peacock star" PEGASUS Peg PEGASI the winged horse ALPHA Peg Markab or Marchab "shoulder" (from Mankib) BETA Peg Scheat "leg" GAMMA Peg Algenib "flank" EPSILON Peg Enif "nose" ZETA Peg Homam "the high-minded man" ETA Peg Matar "rain" THETA Peg Baham "livestock" MU Peg Sadalbari "lucky star of the excellent one" PERSEUS Per PERSEI the rescuer of Andromeda ALPHA Per Mirfak or Marfak "elbow" BETA Per Algol "the ghoul" XI Per Menkib "shoulder" OMICRON Per Atik "shoulder" (of the Pleiades) PHOENIX Phe PHOENICIS the phoenix ALPHA Phe Ankaa (a fabulous bird in Arab myth) PICTOR Pic PICTORIS the painter (originally his easel) PISCES Psc PISCIUM the fish ALPHA Psc Al Rescha or Rischa "rope" BETA Psc Fum al Samakah "the fish's mouth" PISCIS AUSTRINUS PsA PISCIS AUSTRINI the southern fish ALPHA PsA Fomalhaut "mouth of the fish" PUPPIS Pup PUPPIS the poop deck of the Argo ZETA Pup Naos "ship" XI Pup Asmidiske "little shield" PYXIS Pyx PYXIDIS the box, or compass, of the Argo RETICULUM Ret RETICULI the net (optical instrument) SAGITTA Sge SAGITTAE the arrow SAGITTARIUS Sgr SAGITTARII the archer ALPHA Sgr Rukbat "knee" BETA Sgr Arkab "hamstring" GAMMA Sgr (El) Nasl "arrowhead" DELTA Sgr Kaus Media "bow" (middle) EPSILON Sgr Kaus Australis "bow" (southern) ZETA Sgr Ascella "armpit" LAMBDA Sgr Kaus Borealis "bow" (northern) SIGMA Sgr Nunki "of Enki" (Sumerian god of waters & of most ancient city of Eridu) SCORPIUS Sco SCORPII the scorpion ALPHA Sco Antares "anti-Ares", rival of Mars BETA Sco Graffias or Acrab "claws" (Latin) or "scorpion" (Arabic) DELTA Sco Dschubba "forehead" THETA Sco Sargas "seizer/smiter" (Babylonian title; name of a weapon of the God of War) LAMBDA Sco Shaula "raised tail" NU Sco Jabbah "forehead" SIGMA Sco Al Niyat "the arteries" UPSILON Sco Lesath or Lesuth "sting" or "bite" (of a poisonous animal) OMEGA Sco Jabhat al Akrab "scorpion's forehead" SCULPTOR Scl SCULPTORIS the sculptor (originally his studio) SCUTUM Sct SCUTI the shield SERPENS Ser SERPENTIS the snake ALPHA Ser Unuk Al Hay or Unukalhai "neck of the snake" BETA Ser Chow "imperial dynasty" THETA Ser Alya "the fatty tail" (of a breed of Oriental sheep) SEXTANS Sex SEXTANTIS the sextant TAURUS Tau TAURI the bull ALPHA Tau Aldebaran "follower" (of the Pleiades) BETA Tau El Nath "the butting" (horn) GAMMA Tau Primus Hyadum "first Hyad" EPSILON Tau Ain (second) "eye of the bull" (after Aldebaran) ETA/25 Tau Alcyone "queen who wards off evil [storms]" (one of the Pleiades) 27 Tau Atlas "he who dares/suffers" (a Titan; father of the Pleiades) 17 Tau Electra "amber/shining/bright" (one of the Pleiades) 20 Tau Maia "grandmother/mother", "nurse", "great one" (one of the Pleiades) 23 Tau Merope "eloquent", "bee-eater", "mortal" (one of the Pleiades) 19 Tau Taygeta ?? (maybe) "long-necked" (one of the Pleiades) 28/BU Tau Pleione "sailing queen" (an Oceanid; mother of the Pleiades) 16 Tau Celaeno "swarthy" (one of the Pleiades) 21/22 Tau Asterope "lightning/twinkling/sun-face/stubborn-face" (one of the Pleiades) TELESCOPIUM Tel TELESCOPII the telescope TRIANGULUM Tri TRIANGULI the triangle ALPHA Tri Mothallah or Caput Trianguli "triangle", "head of the triangle" TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE TrA TRIANGULI AUSTRALIS the southern triangle ALPHA TrA Atria "alpha of triangulum australe" TUCANA Tuc TUCANAE the toucan URSA MAJOR UMa URSAE MAJORIS the greater bear ALPHA UMa Dubhe, Dubh, Dubb, or Alruccabah "bear" BETA UMa Merak or Mirak "loins" GAMMA UMa Phad or Phecda "thigh" DELTA UMa Megrez "insertion-point" (of the bear's tail) EPSILON UMa Alioth "black horse/bull" ZETA UMa Mizar (from a corrupt reading of "loins"; see Beta UMa) 80 UMa Alcor (derivation similar to Epsilon Uma) ETA UMa Alkaid or Benetnasch "the leader" (of the mourning women?); "daughters of the bier" THETA UMa Al Haud "the pond" IOTA UMa Talitha Borealis or Dnoces "third [leap of the gazelle], north"; "Second" backwards [Ed White II, Apollo 1] KAPPA UMa Talitha Australis "third [leap of the gazelle], south" LAMBDA UMa Tania Borealis "second [leap of the gazelle], north" MU UMa Tania Australis "second [leap of the gazelle], south" NU UMa Alula Borealis "first [leap of the gazelle], north" XI UMa Alula Australis "first [leap of the gazelle], south" OMICRON UMa Muscida "muzzle" URSA MINOR UMi URSAE MINORIS the lesser bear ALPHA UMi Polaris "pole star" BETA UMi Kochab or Kokab "star" GAMMA UMi Pherkab "calf" DELTA UMi Yildun "star" VELA Vel VELORUM the sails of the Argo GAMMA Vel Suhail or Regor ?? (no translation); "Roger" backwards [Roger Chaffee, Apollo 1] KAPPA Vel Markab "ship" LAMBDA Vel Suhail ?? (no translation) PHI Vel Tseen Ke "heaven's record" VIRGO Vir VIRGINIS the virgin ALPHA Vir Spica or Azimech "ear of wheat" (held by Virgo), ?? BETA Vir Zavijava or Alaraph "corner of the barker"; "grape gatherer" GAMMA Vir Porrima (Roman goddess of childbirth) DELTA Vir Auva "the barker" EPSILON Vir Vindemiatrix "vine-harvestress" ZETA Vir Heze ?? ETA Vir Zaniah "corner" IOTA Vir Syrma "train" (of a garment) VOLANS Vol VOLANTIS the flying fish VULPECULA Vul VULPECULAE the little fox