----------------+---------------+-------------+-------------------------- Stars | Pronounced |Constellation| Interesting facts ----------------+---------------+-------------+-------------------------- Sirius | _sir´i-us_ | Big Dog | Brightest star. Nearest | | | star visible in Northern | | | hemisphere Canopus* | _ca-no´pus_ | Ship Argo | Perhaps the largest body | | | in universe Alpha Centauri* | _al´fa | | | sen-taw´re_ | Centaur | Nearest star. Light four | | | years away Vega | _ve´ga_ | Lyre | Brightest star in the | | | Northern sky. Bluish Capella | _ca-pell´a_ | Charioteer | Rivals Vega, but opposite | | | the pole. Yellowish Arcturus | _ark-tu´rus_ | Herdsman | Swiftest of the bright | | | stars. 200 miles a second Rigel | _re´jel_ | Orion | Brightest star in Orion. | | | White star in left foot Procyon | _pro´si-on_ | Little Dog | Before the dog. Rises a | | | little before Sirius Achernar* | _a-ker´nar_ | River Po | Means the end of the river Beta Centauri* | _ba´ta | | | sen-taw´re_ | Centaur | This and its mate point to | | | the Southern Cross Altair | _al-tare´_ | Eagle | Helps you find Vega and | | | Northern Cross Betelgeuse | _bet-el-guz´_ | Orion | Means "armpit." The red | | | star in the right shoulder Alpha Crucis* | _al´fa | Southern | | cru´sis_ | Cross | At the base of the most | | | famous Southern | | | constellation Aldebaran | _al-deb´a-ran_| Bull | The red eye in the V Pollux | _pol´lux_ | Twins | Brighter than Castor Spica | _spi´ca_ | Virgin | Means ear of wheat Antares | _an-ta´rez_ | Scorpion | Red star. Name means | | | "looks like Mars" Fomalhaut | _fo´mal-o_ | Southern | | | Fish | The lonely star in the | | | Southern sky Deneb | _den´eb_ | Swan | Top of Northern Cross, | | | or tail of Swan