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Constellation Guide

Constellations: A Guide to the Night Sky

R Doradus

Aldebaran

September 5, 2014 by admin
alpha tauri,hyades,aldebaran star

Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri, also known as the Eye of Taurus, is an orange giant star located at a distance of 65 light years from Earth. It is the brightest star in Taurus constellation and the 14th brightest star in the night sky. Aldebaran has a luminosity 518 times that of the Sun (153 times in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Brightest Stars, Taurus, Variable Stars Tagged: Ain, Aldebaran, Aldebaran A, Aldebaran B, Alpha Tauri, Antares, Arcturus, Betelgeuse, Cor Tauri, CSV 6116, Epsilon Tauri, Eye of Taurus, Fomalhaut, Hyades, Orion's Belt, Pleiades, Pollux, R Doradus, Regulus, Suspected Variable Stars

Arcturus

August 31, 2014 by admin
alpha bootis,orange giant

Arcturus, Alpha Boötis, is the brightest star in Boötes constellation and the fourth brightest star in the sky. With an apparent magnitude of -0.04, Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere. (The three brightest stars – Sirius in Canis Major, Canopus in Carina, and Alpha Centauri in Centaurus – lie south of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Boötes, Brightest Stars Tagged: Alkaid, Alpha Bootis, Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, Arcturus Stream, Betelgeuse, Big Dipper, Canopus, Eta Boötis, Muphrid, New Suspected Variable, Population II Stars, R Doradus, Sirius, Spica, Vega

Betelgeuse

August 14, 2014 by admin
betelgeuse

Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis, is the second brightest star in Orion constellation and the ninth brightest star in the sky. It is a supergiant star, distinctly red in colour, located at an approximate distance of 643 light years from Earth. It is an evolved star, one expected to explode as a supernova in a relatively near future. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Brightest Stars, Largest Stars, Orion, Supernova, Variable Stars Tagged: Aldebaran, Alnilam, Alnitak, Alpha Orionis, Bellatrix, Beta Crucis, Beta Orionis, Betelgeuse, Capella, Deneb, Gamma Orionis, Large Magellanic Cloud, Mimosa, Mintaka, Orion OB1 Association, Orion's Belt, Pollux, Procyon, R Doradus, Red Supergiants, Rigel, Sirius, Southern Cross, Supernova 1987A, Type II Supernova, Winter Hexagon, Winter Triangle

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Constellations

Andromeda
Antlia
Apus
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Aries
Auriga
Boötes
Caelum
Camelopardalis
Cancer
Canes Venatici
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Capricornus
Carina
Cassiopeia
Centaurus
Cepheus
Cetus
Chamaeleon
Circinus
Columba
Coma Berenices
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
Corvus
Crater
Crux
Cygnus
Delphinus
Dorado
Draco
Equuleus
Eridanus
Fornax
Gemini
Grus
Hercules
Horologium
Hydra
Hydrus
Indus
Lacerta
Leo
Leo Minor
Lepus
Libra
Lupus
Lynx
Lyra
Mensa
Microscopium
Monoceros
Musca
Norma
Octans
Ophiuchus
Orion
Pavo
Pegasus
Perseus
Phoenix
Pictor
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Puppis
Pyxis
Reticulum
Sagitta
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Sculptor
Scutum
Serpens
Sextans
Taurus
Telescopium
Triangulum
Triangulum Australe
Tucana
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Vela
Virgo
Volans
Vulpecula

Asterisms

Big Dipper
Little Dipper
Orion's Belt
Northern Cross
Southern Cross
Summer Triangle
Winter Triangle
Winter Hexagon
Spring Triangle

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