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WHAT S UP MY STAR GAZING FRIENDS, TRACE HERE.

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THE BEST WAY TO GET EXCITED ABOUT
ASTRONOMY IS TO GET TO KNOW A STAR;

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TO MAKE IT YOUR FRIEND. TO DO THAT, TRY OBSERVING
A SINGLE STAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE VEGA!

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TO FIND VEGA HIT THE SKIES JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND LOOK NORTHEAST. VEGA IS A BLUE-WHITE MAIN

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SE-QUENCE STAR, AND THE FIFTH BRIGHTEST
IN THE SKY; IT SHOULD BE EASY TO SPOT.

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VEGA IS 25.3 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY, OR 148.7 BILLION
MILES RELATIVELY CLOSE FOR A STAR. IT WAS THE

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FIRST STAR TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED IN 1850, AND IS
THE BASIS FOR ALL THE STAR MAGNITUDES IN THE SKY!

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VEGA IS IN THE CONSTELLATION LYRA THE HARP,

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AND IS THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN
THE SUMMER TRIANGLE ASTER-ISM!

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SEE? EACH STAR HAS A STORY. THE MORE YOU LOOK,

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THE MORE YOU LL SEE COLORS AND
RELATIVE POSITIONS IN THE SKY.

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EVENTUALLY THEY LL BECOME FAMILIAR FRIENDS WHO
YOU LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.

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KEEP LOOKIN UP!