Six of the sky’s brightest stars make this huge asterism
The Winter Hexagon is a geometric figure with six of the 20 brightest stars at its ends.
credit: Jeff Dai
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and use just your eyes to make a giant figure out of some of the sky’s brightest stars. The Winter Hexagon is a six-sided figure whose end points include Sirius, the sky’s brightest star, along with three more of the top 10 brightest: Capella, Rigel, and Procyon. Good luck!
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