Capella - The 7th Brightest Star
Capella, found in the constellation Auriga is the seventh brightest star in Earth's sky, the sixth in the night sky. Capella is a bright white star that resides at 42.8 light years distant and is actually made up of 4 stars across 2 star systems that all share a gravitational interaction. Capella is a winter time star in the Northern Hemisphere and the second brightest star in the winter sky for us in the Northern Hemisphere. I shot this at Frosty Drew Observatory on October 6, 2016
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- Author:
- Scott MacNeill
- Entry Date:
- Jan 6, 2017
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- Scott MacNeill's Media