I have nothing to do, but to invent a few hard names for the stars… (Letter 17)

Fanny Price (see below) is a star gazer—not that it means JA is but does anyone know the answer? From MP JA at least knew the names of some stars whether for pleasure or just for reference I know not. I guess JA is only joking about the mythological (hard?) names of many stars and creating new ones because she has not been able to read and write as much as she likes or did they actually play some sort of word game about them? I get the feeling this passage is very playful but so many are. Could the reference to Cassiopeia be a salute to Cassandra JA's "star" of a sister? Being a star gazer myself I had to ask! :D lol

“I like to hear your enthusiasm, Fanny. It is a lovely night, and they are much to be pitied who have not been taught to feel, in some degree, as you do; who have not, at least, been given a taste for Nature in early life. They lose a great deal.”

“You taught me to think and feel on the subject, cousin.”

“I had a very apt scholar. There’s Arcturus looking very bright.”

“Yes, and the Bear. I wish I could see Cassiopeia.”

“We must go out on the lawn for that. Should you be afraid?”