Phact (Alpha Columbae)
Phact, Alpha Columbae (α Col), is a hot blue B-type star located approximately 261 light-years away in the constellation Columba (the Dove). With an apparent… Read More »Phact (Alpha Columbae)
Winter Triangle
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
Procyon
Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris (α CMi), is the primary component in a binary star system located only 11.46 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis… Read More »Procyon
Gomeisa
Gomeisa, Beta Canis Minoris (β CMi), is a hot blue main sequence star located about 160 light years away in the constellation Canis Minor. With… Read More »Gomeisa
Aldebaran
Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri (α Tau), is an orange giant star in the constellation Taurus. It marks the eye of the celestial Bull. With an apparent… Read More »Aldebaran
Sirius
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the night sky and one of the nearest star systems to Earth. It has… Read More »Sirius