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Historical brightest stars, the brightest star in Earth's night sky at each period within the last or next 5 million years; Limiting magnitude; List of variable stars; List of semiregular variable stars; List of stars that have unusual dimming periods; List of brightest natural objects in the sky; List of largest stars; List of most massive stars
In the U.S., the auroras may become visible in some northern and upper Midwest states from New York to Idaho, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center's experimental Aurora view line. The ...
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
Where and when you can see Jupiter in the sky. Jupiter is expected to go into opposition on Dec. 7, according to EarthSky.org.. Around sunset, look close to overhead -- but not directly -- to see ...
Capella was the brightest star in the night sky from 210,000 years ago to 160,000 years ago, at about −1.8 in apparent magnitude. At −1.1, Aldebaran was brightest before this period; it and Capella were situated rather close to each other in the sky and approximated boreal pole stars at the time.
Parts of the northern United States, including New York, could be in for a Northern Lights show tonight. Here's when you should look up into the sky.
Prominent stars in the neighborhood of the Sun (center) This list of nearest bright stars is a table of stars found within 15 parsecs (48.9 light-years) of the nearest star, the Sun, that have an absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter, which is approximately comparable to a listing of stars more luminous than a red dwarf.
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, [1] it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at ...