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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Murray" data-source="post: 195120" data-attributes="member: 9753"><p><strong>Re: The Other Day</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is a list of possibilities <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Here are the Top 10 Brightest stars as seen from Earth.</p><p>[h=3]1. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/siriusinfo.htm" target="_blank">Sirius</a>[/h]<a href="http://0.tqn.com/d/space/1/0/R/i/2005-36-a-full_jpg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/space/1/6/R/i/2005-36-a-full_jpg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>NASA, H.E. Bond & E. Nelan(STScI); M. Barstow & M. Burleigh(Univ. of Leicester); & J.B. Holberg(UAz)</p><p>Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the sky. Its name comes from the Greek word for scorching. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 8.6 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: A1Vm</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/siriusinfo.htm" target="_blank">Sirius</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p>[h=3]2. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/canopusinfo.htm" target="_blank">Canopus</a>[/h]Named either for an ancient city in northern Egypt or the helmsman for Menelaus, Canopus is the second brightest star in the sky. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 74 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: F0II</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/canopusinfo.htm" target="_blank">Canopus</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]3. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigilkentaurus.htm" target="_blank">Rigil Kentaurus</a>[/h]Rigel Kentaurus, also known as Alpha Centauri, is the third brightest star in the sky. Its name literally means foot of the centaur. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 4.3 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: G2V</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigilkentaurus.htm" target="_blank">Rigil Kentaurus</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]4. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/arcturusinfo.htm" target="_blank">Arcturus</a>[/h]Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes, which is one of the oldest constellations in the night sky. It is the 4th-brightest star in the entire sky. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 34 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: 5IIIFe-0.5</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/arcturusinfo.htm" target="_blank">Arcturus</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]5. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/vegainfo.htm" target="_blank">Vega</a>[/h]Vega is the fifth brightest star in the sky. Its name comes from the Arabic for the swooping eagle. Vega is about 25 light-years from Earth. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 25 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: A0Va</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/vegainfo.htm" target="_blank">Vega</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]6. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/capellainfo.htm" target="_blank">Capella</a>[/h]The sixth brightest star in the sky, Capella's name is from the Latin for little she-goat. Capella is a yellow giant star, like our own sun, but much larger. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 41 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: G5IIIe+G0III</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/capellainfo.htm" target="_blank">Capella</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]7. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigelinfo.htm" target="_blank">Rigel</a>[/h]The seventh brightest star in the sky, Rigel's name is from the Arabic for foot, indicating its place in the constellation Orion. It is a blue supergiant and part of a 4 star system. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 1400 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: B8Ia</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigelinfo.htm" target="_blank">Rigel</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]8. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/procyoninfo.htm" target="_blank">Procyon</a>[/h]Procyon is the eighth brightest star night sky. It is a yellow-white star and at 11.4 light years, one of the closer stars to Earth. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 11.4 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: F5IV-V</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/procyoninfo.htm" target="_blank">Procyon</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]9. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/achernarinfo.htm" target="_blank">Achernar</a>[/h]The ninth brightest star night sky is Achernar. It is a bluish-white white supergiant star that is about 69 light years from Earth. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: 69 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: B3Vpe</li> </ul><p><strong>Learn More:</strong> <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/achernarinfo.htm" target="_blank">Achernar</a> </p><p></p><p>[h=3]10. <a href="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/betelgeuseinfo.htm" target="_blank">Betelgeuse</a>[/h]Betelgeuse is the tenth brightest star in the sky. It is a red supergiant about 13,000 times brighter than our sun and over 1000 times larger. If you placed Betelgeuse in the place of our sun, it would extend past the orbit of Jupiter. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distance: ~1400 LY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spectral Type: M1-2Ia-Iab</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott Murray, post: 195120, member: 9753"] [b]Re: The Other Day[/b] Here is a list of possibilities ;) Here are the Top 10 Brightest stars as seen from Earth. [h=3]1. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/siriusinfo.htm"]Sirius[/URL][/h][URL="http://0.tqn.com/d/space/1/0/R/i/2005-36-a-full_jpg.jpg"][IMG]http://0.tqn.com/d/space/1/6/R/i/2005-36-a-full_jpg.jpg[/IMG][/URL]NASA, H.E. Bond & E. Nelan(STScI); M. Barstow & M. Burleigh(Univ. of Leicester); & J.B. Holberg(UAz) Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the sky. Its name comes from the Greek word for scorching. [LIST] [*]Distance: 8.6 LY [*]Spectral Type: A1Vm [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/siriusinfo.htm"]Sirius[/URL] [h=3]2. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/canopusinfo.htm"]Canopus[/URL][/h]Named either for an ancient city in northern Egypt or the helmsman for Menelaus, Canopus is the second brightest star in the sky. [LIST] [*]Distance: 74 LY [*]Spectral Type: F0II [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/canopusinfo.htm"]Canopus[/URL] [h=3]3. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigilkentaurus.htm"]Rigil Kentaurus[/URL][/h]Rigel Kentaurus, also known as Alpha Centauri, is the third brightest star in the sky. Its name literally means foot of the centaur. [LIST] [*]Distance: 4.3 LY [*]Spectral Type: G2V [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigilkentaurus.htm"]Rigil Kentaurus[/URL] [h=3]4. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/arcturusinfo.htm"]Arcturus[/URL][/h]Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes, which is one of the oldest constellations in the night sky. It is the 4th-brightest star in the entire sky. [LIST] [*]Distance: 34 LY [*]Spectral Type: 5IIIFe-0.5 [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/arcturusinfo.htm"]Arcturus[/URL] [h=3]5. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/vegainfo.htm"]Vega[/URL][/h]Vega is the fifth brightest star in the sky. Its name comes from the Arabic for the swooping eagle. Vega is about 25 light-years from Earth. [LIST] [*]Distance: 25 LY [*]Spectral Type: A0Va [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/vegainfo.htm"]Vega[/URL] [h=3]6. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/capellainfo.htm"]Capella[/URL][/h]The sixth brightest star in the sky, Capella's name is from the Latin for little she-goat. Capella is a yellow giant star, like our own sun, but much larger. [LIST] [*]Distance: 41 LY [*]Spectral Type: G5IIIe+G0III [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/capellainfo.htm"]Capella[/URL] [h=3]7. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigelinfo.htm"]Rigel[/URL][/h]The seventh brightest star in the sky, Rigel's name is from the Arabic for foot, indicating its place in the constellation Orion. It is a blue supergiant and part of a 4 star system. [LIST] [*]Distance: 1400 LY [*]Spectral Type: B8Ia [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/rigelinfo.htm"]Rigel[/URL] [h=3]8. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/procyoninfo.htm"]Procyon[/URL][/h]Procyon is the eighth brightest star night sky. It is a yellow-white star and at 11.4 light years, one of the closer stars to Earth. [LIST] [*]Distance: 11.4 LY [*]Spectral Type: F5IV-V [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/procyoninfo.htm"]Procyon[/URL] [h=3]9. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/achernarinfo.htm"]Achernar[/URL][/h]The ninth brightest star night sky is Achernar. It is a bluish-white white supergiant star that is about 69 light years from Earth. [LIST] [*]Distance: 69 LY [*]Spectral Type: B3Vpe [/LIST] [B]Learn More:[/B] [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/achernarinfo.htm"]Achernar[/URL] [h=3]10. [URL="http://space.about.com/od/stars/p/betelgeuseinfo.htm"]Betelgeuse[/URL][/h]Betelgeuse is the tenth brightest star in the sky. It is a red supergiant about 13,000 times brighter than our sun and over 1000 times larger. If you placed Betelgeuse in the place of our sun, it would extend past the orbit of Jupiter. [LIST] [*]Distance: ~1400 LY [*]Spectral Type: M1-2Ia-Iab [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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