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Meet Hamal, an ancient equinox star

Begin looking forward to Hamal in November Hamal – often known as Alpha Arietis – shines because the brightest star within the constellation Aries...

Almach, a quadruple star system in Andromeda

Almach is 4 stars The constellation Andromeda the Princess is famend for the Andromeda galaxy. However even a modest telescope will present one other...

EarthSky | Algol the Demon Star of Perseus

Why is Algol the Demon Star? What’s the scariest star within the sky? Should you had been one of many early stargazers, you may...

Deneb Kaitos marks the tail of Cetus the Whale

Deneb Kaitos: Whale’s tail Deneb Kaitos is the brightest star within the constellation Cetus the Whale (or Sea-Monster). In star names, the phrase deneb...

Gamma Cephei, aka Errai, a future North Star

Gamma Cephei, additionally known as Errai, is a reasonably shiny 3rd-magnitude star within the northern constellation Cepheus the King. Cepheus appears like...

Fomalhaut is the loneliest star in the southern sky

Fomalhaut, brilliant and lonely Fomalhaut, aka Alpha Piscis Austrinus, can be known as the Loneliest Star. It’s as a result of Fomalhaut is the...

Delta Cephei helps measure cosmic distances

Delta Cephei is a pulsating star Delta Cephei, within the constellation Cepheus the King, is a variable star that adjustments in brightness with clock-like...

Alderamin, or Alpha Cephei, is a fast-spinning star

Alpha Cephei, often known as Alderamin, is the brightest star within the constellation Cepheus the King. Astronomers are intrigued by this star as...

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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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