Alkaid (arabic: the leader)
End of the handle of the big dipper. 100 light-years away
Arcturus (the Bear Watcher)
Follows the handle of the Big Dipper. 37 light-years away
Vega (the swooping eagle)
forms a triangle with Arcturus and Altair. 25 light-years away
Deneb (“tail”)
In line after Arcturus and Vega. 1425 light-years away! over 50k times brighter than the Sun, diameter 108 times larger
Capella (the she-goat)
follow the pot end of the big dipper. double star! closer together than the Earth is to the Sun. 43 light-years away. underneath it is a small triangle called “the kids”
Polaris (North Star)
end of the handle of the little dipper, above the big dipper. 430 light-years away
The Summer Triangle
Vega, Deneb and Altair
Sirius (“searing/scorching”)
the brightest star in the sky. only 8.6 light-years away, the closest one we can see in the northern hemisphere
The Winter Triangle
Sirius, Betelgeuse and Procyon
Corona Borealis
curved line of 5 stars next to Arcturus
Antares (like Mars)
another very warm star in line with Arcturus, opposite Betelgeuse. 550 light-years away. in Scorpio constellation
