Favorite star

[Spaceisbeautifulul]

Yes, I know there is one for moons, but I feel we're neglecting the stars!

So go ahead, tell me. And post a picture if you can.

Mine is Vega, mostly because it is so bright, plus there are lots of other fun things around it, like nebulae and binary stars and galaxies.

Oh almost forgot, here's Vega:

PS: You can say Sol if it is for a good reason

PPS: By star, I mean anything that we can see in the sky except for the planets.

[Jokurr]

Alpha Centauri. It's close, and a binary system (so I guess I'm picking two stars for my answer) which makes it more interesting.

[Voidryder]

Claudia Black

[stibbons]

Two - Alpha and Beta Centauri. Interesting star systems in their own rights, but I've always known this pair as the Pointers. They're very easy to spot, and can be used to find the fainter southern cross. Projecting a perpindicular line through the midpoint of the pointers is also one way to help find south.

[Spaceisbeautifulul]

Claudia Black

What star is that?

Perhaps a picture? Nudge, nudge.

[Kerbface]

I don't know yet, one of the closer ones, but whichever one will end up as the next world of humanity or where we will discover alien life.

[Gniuz]

Betelgeuse - its above the left star in Orions belt, and it could blow up any time, which I'm betting would look pretty f**king cool from where we are

Here's the wiki page for it if you want some more info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse

G.

[stibbons]

Betelgeuse - its above the left star in Orions belt, and it could blow up any time, which I'm betting would look pretty f**king cool from where we are

...and it's also where Ford Prefect hails from.

[Flixxbeatz]

The sun. Of course

Also, VY Canis Majoris.

[Brotoro]

I like Zubenelgenubi (Alpha Librae), just because it's fun to say.

Zubenelgenubi!

[Nikolai]

Altair (Alpha Aquilae). It's aspherical due to its rapid rotation. Mostly, I just like its name.

[Themohawkninja]

Oooh... now this is a good question. I've studied astronomy for years, and will be majoring it in college, but if I had to choose one (and I don't recall it's designation), it's a pulsar who's beam intersects the orbits of it's planets, effectively killing any life that was, is, and would/could be on it.

[Spaceisbeautifulul]

Forget this post.

[Spaceisbeautifulul]

I like Zubenelgenubi (Alpha Librae), just because it's fun to say.

Zubenelgenubi!

Yeah, my neighbor Jerry is an astronomer, he thinks that too.

Betelgeuse - its above the left star in Orions belt, and it could blow up any time, which I'm betting would look pretty f**king cool from where we are

Here's the wiki page for it if you want some more info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse

G.

Yeah, I've heard about that, when it goes supernova it'll be an awesome light show!

And even now that red glow of it's is pretty spectacular.

Oooh... now this is a good question. I've studied astronomy for years, and will be majoring it in college, but if I had to choose one (and I don't recall it's designation), it's a pulsar who's beam intersects the orbits of it's planets, effectively killing any life that was, is, and would/could be on it.

That sound pretty badass...

[Kryten]

Oooh... now this is a good question. I've studied astronomy for years, and will be majoring it in college, but if I had to choose one (and I don't recall it's designation), it's a pulsar who's beam intersects the orbits of it's planets, effectively killing any life that was, is, and would/could be on it.

It's PSR B1257+12. I'd probably say it as well, especially considering it's got a planetary system that somehow survived the supernova.

[Spartwo]

betelgeuse as It`s overdue to go nova along the scale of 18th century china or gleise581 due to all the planets.

[SuperFastJellyfish]

betelgeuse as It`s overdue to go nova along the scale of 18th century china or gleise581 due to all the planets.

For all we know, it could have blown up already since we won't know about it until 650ish years after the fact.

Edit: My favorite star would have to be Arcturus only because I like the way it sounds.

Edited June 13, 2013 by SuperFastJellyfish

[Spaceisbeautifulul]

Arc to Arcturus and spike to Spica.

GOD why did I learn that!?

[Canopus]

Canopus, home of the planet Arrakis.

[PakledHostage]

While I wouldn't call it my favourite star, Gliese 710 is an interesting one. The best current estimates give it an over 80% chance of passing through our Sun's Oort cloud in 1.3 million years.

It is only about 60% of the Sun's mass so presumably it's own Oort cloud wouldn't extend as far as out our Sun's, but I've often wondered if any of its own cloud of debris will pass through our inner solar system?

[sidew]

Barnard's Star, because when I played Frontier: Elite II, was one of most visited system....

Also it is one of nearest to Sol ( 6 Lyr. )

[Luigibro606]

Capella. No reason, I just like the name.

[ZedNova]

Sol, because without it we wouldn't have discovered any other stars.

[georgexiro]

I would definetly say Vega. It is just awesome, 0 magnitude and its Constellation has many amazing stuff to watch at night. (For triple excitement use telescope. preferably Newtonian and over 6 inches.)

[Spaceisbeautifulul]

Sol, because without it we wouldn't have discovered any other stars.

If we didn't have Sol, true we wouldn't live, but we could see tons of stars without Sol's light blocking our view.