Abstract
A general survey is made of the methods used to determine the accurate positions of the most intense radio stars. The accuracy of the methods is discussed and it is shown that the greatest source of error is due to the “confusion” caused by adjacent radio stars of lower intensity. An account is given of the experimental work which led to the identification of some of the most intense radio stars with certain visible objects. It is found that radio stars are generally associated with visual objects containing diffuse gas exhibiting considerable internal motion. Some of the radio stars are situated within the galaxy and some are found to be extragalactic. The radio source in Cygnus, the most distant radio star yet identified, is believed to represent two galaxies in collision.
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