Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 18, 2022

25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 18, 2022 is “25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan). The original explanation runs about 159 words.

The featured image shows a grid of the 25 brightest stars in the night with their observed colors and with the brightest on the upper left. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. — Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Do you know the names of some of the brightest stars? It’s likely that you do, even though some bright star s have names so old they date back to near the beginning of written language .”

— APOD editors, December 18, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 18, 2022
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 159 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 18, 2022 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2022-december-18-the-25-brightest-stars-in-the-night-sky

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