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Arcturus

Arcturus is a prominent K-type giant star located in the constellation Boötes. It’s notable for being the brightest star...

Orange Giant Northern Sky K Type

9.2 Excellent

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Rigel

Rigel is a brilliant blue supergiant star located within the constellation Orion. It’s notable for its extreme luminosit...

Blue Navigation Orion Supergiant

9.2 Excellent

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Aldebaran

Aldebaran is a red giant star located in the constellation Taurus approximately 65 light-years from Earth. As the bright...

Navigation Red Giant Taurus

9.1 Excellent

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Algol

Algol is a binary star system notable for its predictable dimming due to an eclipsing orbit. The primary and secondary s...

Prototype Variable Perseus B Type

9.1 Excellent

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RR Lyrae

RR Lyrae is a variable star in the constellation Lyra and the prototype of the RR Lyrae class of pulsating variable star...

Giant Lyra A Type Pulsating

9.0 Excellent

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Capella

Capella, designated Alpha Aurigae, is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga and the third-brightest in the nort...

Yellow Giant Auriga G Type

8.9 Great

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Spica

Spica, designated Alpha Virginis, is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and a prominent binary star system...

Navigation Binary Virgo B Type

8.9 Great

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Mira

Mira, designated Omicron Ceti, is a red giant star located approximately 420 light-years away in the constellation Cetus...

Giant Variable Cetus M Type

8.9 Great

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Hadar

Hadar, officially designated Beta Centauri, is a prominent triple star system located in the southern constellation of C...

Navigation Giant Centaurus B Type

8.6 Great

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Adhara

Adhara is a binary star system located approximately 430 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The primary...

Binary Giant B Type Canis Majoris

8.2 Great

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Bellatrix

Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis) is the third-brightest star in the constellation Orion, marking the hunter's left shoulder. It...

Blue Navigation Orion Giant

8.1 Great

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Mirach

Mirach (Beta Andromedae) is an M-type red giant in the constellation Andromeda, approximately 200 light-years away with...

Navigation Red Giant Andromeda

8.0 Great

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Elnath

Elnath, designated Beta Tauri, is a blue-white giant star located approximately 130 light-years from Earth. It is the se...

Bright Giant Taurus B Type

7.8 Good

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Kaus Australis

Kaus Australis, designated Epsilon Sagittarii, is a blue-white giant star situated roughly 143 light-years away from Ear...

Bright Giant Sagittarius B Type

7.8 Good

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Mirzam

Mirzam, officially designated Beta Canis Majoris, is a blue-white giant star located roughly 500 light-years from Earth...

Blue Giant Variable B Type

7.8 Good

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Markab

Markab, designated Alpha Pegasi, is a hot blue-white subgiant star located in the constellation Pegasus. It is the third...

Hot Giant Pegasus B Type

7.7 Good

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Scheat

Scheat, officially designated Beta Pegasi, is a red giant star in the northern constellation of Pegasus. It forms the up...

Red Giant Pegasus M Type

7.7 Good

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Lesath

Upsilon Scorpii, traditionally named Lesath, is a hot blue-white subgiant star located in the southern constellation of...

Hot Giant Sting Scorpius

7.5 Good

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Paikauhale

Paikauhale, formally designated Tau Scorpii, is a hot blue-white main-sequence star located in the constellation Scorpiu...

Blue Bright Giant Scorpius

7.2 Good

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Kraz

Kraz is the proper name of Beta Corvi, a bright star in Corvus, the constellation representing the crow. It is generally...

Blue Bright Giant Corvus

7.1 Good