WHAT’S UP MY STAR GAZING FRIENDS, TRACE HERE!

THE BEST WAY TO GET INTO ASTRONOMY IS TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH A STAR.

VISIT IT EVERY NIGHT AND LEARN ABOUT IT, THEN JUMP TO OTHER STARS.

LET’S TRY ONE WITH VEGA!

HIT THE SKIES AT 630 AM AND LOOK NORTHEAST.

VEGA IS A BLUE-WHITE MAIN SEQUENCE STAR IN THE CONSTELLATION LYRA THE HARP.

IT SHOULD STAND OUT AS IT’S THE FIFTH BRIGHTEST IN THE SKY.

VEGA IS 25.3 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY.

THAT’S RELATIVELY CLOSE FOR A STAR.

IT ROTATES TWICE EVERY EARTH DAY, WAS THE FIRST STAR OUTSIDE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED, AND IS THE BASIS FOR ALL STAR MAGNITUDES!

EACH STAR HAS A STORY.

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

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

IN THE COMING WEEKS WE’LL HAVE SOME COOL PLANET PARTIES, SO USE VEGA AS A STARTING POINT, CHECK BACK, AND KEEP LOOKIN’ UP!