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Re: What do you think of Nebula?
I find a lot of "space" names very clunky. Nebula, Vega, Andromeda, Nova, Lyra, Carina, Orion .... they all just thump along, like something falling down the stairs. They're so blunt and unmusical. My favourite astronomy name is probably Adhara, which is still pretty thump-y, but I find it satisfying.

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Lyra makes me think of the lyre instrument, so my first thought is the musical association.Carina is romantic sounding. Adhara is pretty.