stars
these are some of the brightest stars in the night sky. the light from these objects have traveled vast distances to reach our naked eye.
the brightest star in earth's sky. in the northern hemisphere, sirius is best observed during the winter.
the fifth brightest star in the sky. in the northern hemisphere, vega is best observed during the summer.
the beautiful red giant that forms the left shoulder of orion. easy to spot, it's the red-orange star above orion's belt
commonly referred to as the north star, polaris is not very bright and can be difficult to see. polaris is the final star in the tail of the little dipper.
