Stars in the Sky Tonight
The stars in tonight’s sky form many familiar patterns that make their host constellations easy to identify. For observers in the northern hemisphere, the brightest… Read More »Stars in the Sky Tonight
WOH G64
WOH G64 is a yellow hypergiant star located at a distance of 160,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. The supergiant star is part… Read More »WOH G64
Tabit (Pi³ Orionis)
Tabit, Pi3 Orionis (π3 Ori) is an F-type main sequence star located 26.32 light-years away in the constellation Orion. With an apparent magnitude of 3.16,… Read More »Tabit (Pi³ Orionis)
Mothallah (Alpha Trianguli)
Mothallah, Alpha Trianguli (α Tri), is a spectroscopic binary star located 63.3 light-years away in the northern constellation Triangulum. With an apparent magnitude of 3.42,… Read More »Mothallah (Alpha Trianguli)
Aldebaran
Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri (α Tau), is an orange giant star located 65.3 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. With an apparent magnitude that varies from 0.75… Read More »Aldebaran
R Leporis (Hind’s Crimson Star)
Hind’s Crimson Star (R Leporis) is a carbon star located approximately 1,490 light-years away in the southern constellation Lepus (the Hare). It is one of… Read More »R Leporis (Hind’s Crimson Star)
Rana (Delta Eridani)
Rana, Delta Eridani (δ Eri) is an orange subgiant star located 29.49 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. With an apparent magnitude that varies from… Read More »Rana (Delta Eridani)