Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris)
Alkaid, Eta Ursae Majoris (η UMa), is a blue main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of 1.86. It lies at a distance of 103.9… Read More »Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris)
Arcturus
Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris)
Alioth, Epsilon Ursae Majoris (ε UMa), is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). It has an apparent magnitude of 1.77 and… Read More »Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris)
Sirius
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the night sky and one of the nearest star systems to Earth. The blue-white… Read More »Sirius
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
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. It has an estimated radius about 764 times… Read More »Betelgeuse
T Coronae Borealis (Blaze Star)
The Blaze Star, T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), is a binary star system located 2,630 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown).… Read More »T Coronae Borealis (Blaze Star)
Muphrid (Eta Boötis)
Muphrid, Eta Boötis (η Boo) is a yellow subgiant star located 37.2 light-years away in the northern constellation Boötes (the Herdsman). With an apparent magnitude… Read More »Muphrid (Eta Boötis)