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Mid-October Night Sky #Planetarium Show (20201015) with #Antares (video)

Posted on October 16, 2020 by astrochange

Dr. James Daly of Astronomy For Change narrates “The Sky Tonight” for for Mid-October. This is our latest Planetarium Show where we tour the waning skies of summer and focus on the third star in our list of the 10 brightest stars, Antares. Imagination is more important than knowledge An index of all articles can[…]

The Ten Brightest Stars (and where they are, with video) – 3. Antares

Posted on September 2, 2020August 27, 2023 by astrochange

Related videos available at the foot of the page. With this third in installment in our ten-part series on the ten brightest stars we’re pleased to present the red supergiant star Antares, the Heart of the Scorpion. Derived from the Greek, the star’s name refers to it as a “rival to-Ares” (“opponent to-Mars”) with a[…]