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46 Cards in this Set
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Polaris |
Ursa minor Cephied variable star 323 ly away 50 times brighter than the sun |
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Kochab |
Ursa minor bottom left spoon 131 ly from earth Has planets 28 times bigger than the sun |
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Alkaid |
Ursa major handle tip 1 100 ly away 3.4 times bigger than the sun |
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Alcor |
Ursa major 2 brighter of its buddy (mizar) 82 ly away 2x bigger than the sun |
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Alioth |
Ursa major 3 4x than the sun 82 ly away |
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Megrez |
Ursa major 4 first spoon star 2x than the sun 80 ly away |
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Phecda |
Ursa major 5 second spoon star 3x than sun 83 ly away |
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Merac |
Ursa major 6 third spoon 3x than sun 80 ly away |
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Dubhe |
Ursa major 7 last spoon star 22x the sun 123 ly away |
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Cor caroli |
Canis venatici 115 ly away same size as sun |
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Algieba |
Leo where his neck attached to his body has planets 130 ly away 32x bigger than the sun |
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Regulus |
Leo front paw oval shaped because it spins at 700,000 mph (sun spins at 4500 mph) 5x bigger than sun 80 ly away two pairs of binary stars for a total of four stars |
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Denebola |
Leo tail tip 2x the sun 36 ly away |
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Zosma |
Leo where tail attached to butt 2x than sun 58 light years away traveling towards the sun In about 518,000 years they will be at their closest point. |
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Arcturus |
Tip of bootes 25 times bigger than sun 37 ly away Red Giant 4th brightest star in sky |
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Spica |
Virgo's butt cheek 7x than sun 250 ly away |
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Antares |
Scorpio where head attached 680x the sun 553 ly away If it replaced the sun it would extend beyond Mars |
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Alphecca |
Brightest in Corina borialis second from bootes 3x the sun 75 ly away |
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Yed prior |
Top close to twin in ophiacus 31x the sun 171 ly away |
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Yed posterior |
Bottom close to twin in ophiacus 106 ly away 10x the sun |
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Altair |
Aquila's eye 16 ly away 2x the sun |
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Deneb Dulfim Aldulfin |
Delphinus's tail deneb means tail 358 ly away blue giant star 5x the sun |
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Epsilon Aquilae |
Top wing tip in aquila 155 ly away |
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Okab |
Second to top in Aquilas wing 83 ly away 2x the sun |
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Deneb |
Cygnus' tail feathers 1,400 ly away Part of the summer triangle 235x the sun If it replaced the sun, it would come out to the Earth's orbit |
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Sadr |
Where Cygnus' wings attach 1832 ly away 150x the sun |
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Albireo |
Cygnus' break tip 434 ly away 39x the sun |
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Fawaris |
Cygnus' top wing joint 165 ly away 5x the sun |
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Aljanah |
Cygnus' bottom wing joint 73 ly away 9x the sun |
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Vega |
Top of lyra part of the summer triangle fifth brightest star 25 ly away 3x the sun |
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Sulafat |
As far away from Vega as possible in Lyra 620 ly away 13x the sun |
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Errai |
House tip of cephius has planets 46 light years away 4x the sun |
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Segin |
Cassiopeia 1 from left 411 ly away 3x the sun |
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Ruchbah |
Cassiopea 2 from left 99 ly away 4x the sun |
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Cih |
Cassiopea 3 from left 24x the sun 549 ly away |
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Schedar |
Cassiopea 4 from left The queen's heart 228 ly away 42x the sun |
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Caph |
Cassiopea 5 from left most right 3x the sun 55 ly away |
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Rastaban |
Draco's head closest to Hercules 37x the sun 380 ly away |
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Eltenin |
Draco head closest to cygnus 48x the sun 154 ly away |
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Pollux |
Red head in gemini 8x the sun 34 ly away |
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Castor |
Blue head in gemini 2.4x the sun 50 y away |
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Capella |
Brightest star in auriga 13x 42 ly away |
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procyon |
Brightest star in canis minor ll ly away 2x the sun |
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Mizar |
Alcors buddy 86 ly away 3x the sun Alcor's buddy |
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VY Canis Majoris |
Forms a triangle above his tail with the tip of his tail, and his butt. 3900 ly away 1,420x the sun if it replaced the sun, it would extend beyond Jupiter |
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rho cassiopeiae |
Far right side of W just above the top of the last line. Farthest naked eye star you can see. 4000 ly away. 660x the sun |
