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Mimosa, 2nd-brightest star in Crux, the Southern Cross

A star named Mimosa Crux, the Southern Cross constellation, lies deep in southern skies. Its second-brightest star, Beta Crucis, bears a few nicknames, together...

Lonely Alphard is the brightest star in Hydra

Alphard (Alpha Hydrae) is the brightest star within the largest constellation within the sky, Hydra the Water Snake. Regardless of its lengthy size,...

Castor is 6 stars in one

Castor, the less-bright Twin Castor, within the constellation Gemini the Twins, shines with a vivid white mild. That’s in distinction to the golden glow...

Can you see Canopus, the 2nd-brightest star?

Are you able to see Canopus? For those who keep at latitudes like these within the northern U.S., you’ll by no means see Canopus....

Meet Pollux: The brighter twin star of Gemini

Like a pair of twins, two stars shine prominently within the night skies in February every year. They're Pollux and Castor within the...

EarthSky | Mizar and Alcor in the bend of the Big Dipper

Mizar and Alcor Mizar and its fainter companion star Alcor make up some of the well-known double stars within the sky. These two stars...

Elnath is a bright star close to the galactic anticenter

On August evenings, we glance towards the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. And in January and February, we do the alternative. We...

Bright Procyon: The Little Dog Star in Canis Minor

It’s arduous to consider Procyon – the Little Canine Star – with out additionally considering of the opposite Canine Star, Sirius. For those...

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See 6 planets in late August and early September

See 6 planets earlier than dawn Possibly you’ve already seen Jupiter and Mars within the morning sky? They’re simply...

Voyager 2: Our 1st and last visit to Neptune

Reprinted from NASA. Voyager 2 passes by Neptune, 35 years in the past Thirty-five years in the past, on August...

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