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I assume you are referring to the "North Star" - Polaris. Polaris is the very last star (located at the end of the tail) of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
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What is the brightest star in the northern cross star?
Acrux (Alpha Crucis) is the brightest star in constellation Crux.
What star is the brightest in northern hemisphere?
After the Sun, the brightest star is Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major. However, while Sirius is the brightest star visible from the Northern Hemisphere, it is part of a southern hemisphere constellation. Therefore, Arcturus, in Bootes, would be the brightest Northern Hemisphere star.
How do you describe the constellation ursa?
Ursa Minor (Latin: "Smaller Bear", contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky
What is the Summer Triangle?
It is a reference to three bright stars that can be seen in northern hemisphere. Altair in the constellation Aquila, forms the top of the triangle. Vega in the constellation Lyra is the brightest star and is almost directly overhead. Deneb in the constellation Cygnus is the third star.
Which constellation contains some of the brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere?
After the sun the brightest star is Sirius in the constellation of Canis MajorIn addition to the star Sirius (brightest star in the night sky) in the Canis Major constellation. Another bright star in the night sky is Rigel (7th brightest star in the night sky) and it belongs to the Orion Constellation. The Orion constellation is the hunter. Next to Rigel are two other stars that make up Orion's belt. The other two stars are Bellatrix (27th brightest star in the night sky) and Betelgeuse (9th brightest star in the night sky). The Orion constellation stands out on the Northern Hemisphere between the months of January and March and during the summer months in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is the brightest star in the northern cross star?
Acrux (Alpha Crucis) is the brightest star in constellation Crux.
Where can the constellation Cygnus be found?
in a triple-star system in the northern constellation Cygnus, or the swam
What type of star is bootes?
Boötes is a constellation in the northern sky not a single star.
Which constellation in the northern hemisphere contains the vega?
Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the Harp.
What is the constellation in the northern hemisphere symbolising the charioteer?
Auriga is the Latin for the constellation "Charioteer", primary star is Capella.
Name of Small Constellation in northern hemisphere containing star vega?
Lyra
Is Bootes a northern constellation or southern constellation?
It is a northern constellation.
What is the name of the small constellation in the northern hemisphere containing the star vega?
Lyra, the Harp
Name one constellation you can see all year in the northern hemisphere?
the north star
What star is the brightest in northern hemisphere?
After the Sun, the brightest star is Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major. However, while Sirius is the brightest star visible from the Northern Hemisphere, it is part of a southern hemisphere constellation. Therefore, Arcturus, in Bootes, would be the brightest Northern Hemisphere star.
How do you describe the constellation ursa?
Ursa Minor (Latin: "Smaller Bear", contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky
When does Hercules star constellation come to the southern hemisphere?
Hercules is a constellation of the Northern sky, the constellation does not change position and so will never come to the Southern hemisphere. To see everything astronomers need to visit countries in both the northern and southern hemisphere.
