November 23, 2024
AMATEUR NATURALIST

Comments for: Stars in the sky; named, numbered, numberless

In a black sky, clear of city lights, your eye can pick out about 6,000 stars. About 300 of the brighter ones have names, such as Polaris, Sirius and Vega. The rest are known to astronomers by numbers. The names by and large are ancient,… Read More

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