Internet Movie Database

Major, and M83 in Hydra—but it’s very hard to prove. The number of stars supposedly visible to the naked eye varies wildly, but everyone agrees that the total is substantially less than 10,000. Most amateur-astronomy computer software uses the same database: it lists 9,600 stars as “naked-eye visible.” But no one really believes this figure. Other estimates vary from around 8,000 down to fewer than 3,000. It used to be said that there were more cinemas (around 5,200) in the former Soviet Union than