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Names of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, stars, constellations, and galaxies are proper names and begin with a capital letter ({{xt|The planet Mars can be seen tonight in the constellation Gemini, near the star Pollux}}). The first letter of every word in such a name is capitalized ({{xt|Alpha Centauri}} and not {{!xt|Alpha centauri}}; {{xt|Milky Way}}, not {{!xt|Milky way}}). In the case of compounds with generic terms such as ''comet'' and ''galaxy'' (but not ''star'' or ''planet''), include the generic as part of the name and capitalize it ({{xt|Halley's Comet is the most famous of the periodic comets}}; {{xt|astronomers describe the Andromeda Galaxy as a spiral galaxy}}).

~~==Geological periods==~~

The names of formally defined [[Geologic time scale|geological periods]] and the rock layers corresponding to them are capitalized. Thus the {{xt|Devonian Period}} or the {{xt|Late Cretaceous Epoch}} are internationally defined periods of time, whereas the {{xt|late Cretaceous}} is an unspecified time towards the end of the Cretaceous. Do not capitalize outside a complete formal name: thus {{xt|the Devonian is a period}} rather than {{!xt|the Devonian is a Period}}.

==Compass points==

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 Names of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, stars, constellations, and galaxies are proper names and begin with a capital letter ({{xt|The planet Mars can be seen tonight in the constellation Gemini, near the star Pollux}}). The first letter of every word in such a name is capitalized ({{xt|Alpha Centauri}} and not {{!xt|Alpha centauri}}; {{xt|Milky Way}}, not {{!xt|Milky way}}). In the case of compounds with generic terms such as ''comet'' and ''galaxy'' (but not ''star'' or ''planet''), include the generic as part of the name and capitalize it ({{xt|Halley's Comet is the most famous of the periodic comets}}; {{xt|astronomers describe the Andromeda Galaxy as a spiral galaxy}}).
-==Geological periods==
-The names of formally defined [[Geologic time scale|geological periods]] and the rock layers corresponding to them are capitalized. Thus the {{xt|Devonian Period}} or the {{xt|Late Cretaceous Epoch}} are internationally defined periods of time, whereas the {{xt|late Cretaceous}} is an unspecified time towards the end of the Cretaceous. Do not capitalize outside a complete formal name: thus {{xt|the Devonian is a period}} rather than {{!xt|the Devonian is a Period}}.
 ==Compass points==