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brightest star
Which is the brightest star north of the celestial equator?
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(Mon 00:34 31/Jan/05)
That would be Sirius... (serious)... (sorry). Seen in the northern hemisphere December through March, it's the brightest star in the Canis Major (Great Dog) constellation... |
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(Mon 11:31 31/Jan/05)
Sirius has a declination of about -16 degress and is hence south of the celestial equator ( I suspect the questioner may have known this) Arcturus is the brightest in the Northern celestial hemisphere. You can check out the 26 brightest here http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/br ightest.html |
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(Mon 14:56 31/Jan/05) Jake's answer is precisely correct... not to make excuses, but one needs to read the question closely, which I did not... Thanks! | |
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(Mon 20:11 31/Jan/05)
Depending on your knowledge, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn are often mistaken for stars and are by far brighter than any star. |
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