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The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest non-stellar objects in the Solar System have maximum brightnesses of: the Moon −12.7 mag [1] Venus −4.92 mag; Jupiter −2.94 mag; Mars −2.94 mag; Mercury −2.48 mag; Saturn −0.55 mag [2]
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae , which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr . This star is relatively close at only 25 light-years (7.7 parsecs ) from the Sun , and one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood .
Binary star system: Brightest night star −0.74 Canopus: Star −0.29 [7] Alpha Centauri AB Binary star system Part of a triple star system with Proxima Centauri: −0.05 Arcturus: Star Brightest Population II star 0.03 −0.02 Vega: Star 0.08 0.03 [8] Capella: Quadruple star system: Brightest quadruple star system 0.13 0.05 [9] Rigel ...
Top songs about Thanksgiving, gratitude, thankfulness and Turkey Day foods. ... 60 Thanksgiving Songs 1. Ray Davies, "Thanksgiving Day" ... Related: 51 Thanksgiving Table Ideas. 31. Big Star ...
Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, [3] it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at ...
Now that the sun is at the height of its 11-year cycle, the increase in solar activity has more frequently fueled "space weather" that produces the right conditions for northern lights to flourish
Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes. With an apparent visual magnitude of −0.05, Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere and the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, [14] after Sirius (−1.46 apparent magnitude), Canopus (−0.72) and α Centauri (combined
Whether there's turkey on your plate this year or popcorn and jelly beans like the Peanuts' gang serves in Charles M. Schulz's classic TV movie "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," this instrumental by ...