Aldebaran
Orange giant star
Aldebaran is a bright orange-red star in the constellation Taurus, appearing as the eye of the bull.
It is one of the brightest stars visible from Earth and serves as a useful reference point for amateur astronomers.
The name comes from Arabic meaning "the follower," referring to how the star appears to follow the Pleiades star cluster across the sky.
Night's most luminous point
- ArcturusBright star in Boötes
- VegaLyra's alpha star
- CapellaAuriga's leading light
- RigelBlue supergiant star
Betelgeuse · Altair · Antares · Pollux · Deneb · Regulus · Canopus · celestial navigation
Star cluster in Taurus
- TaurusZodiac's bull
- VedicOf Hindu sacred writings
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- BabylonianOf ancient Mesopotamian empire
Zodiac's bull
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
luminosity · magnitude · light-years · ecliptic · occultation · stellar · celestial · astronomy
Zodiac's bull
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- fixed starStar showing no planetary motion
- natal chartStar positions at birth
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
talismanic · ecliptic · astrological influence · prosperity · honor
Reduction in matter
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- expandedMade larger or wider
Sirius
Night's most luminous point
Rigel · Betelgeuse · Altair · Antares · Pollux · Deneb · Regulus · Canopus · celestial navigation · prominent
Pleiades
Star cluster in Taurus
Babylonian · Sumerian · follower · Gilgamesh · Ishtar · star lore
Taurus
Zodiac's bull
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
spectral · luminosity · magnitude · light-years · ecliptic · occultation · stellar · celestial · astronomy · telescope
Taurus
Zodiac's bull
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- fixed starStar showing no planetary motion
- natal chartStar positions at birth
horoscope · talismanic · ecliptic · astrological influence · prosperity · honor
mass loss
Reduction in matter
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- expandedMade larger or wider
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
- Celestial Objectsstars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies
- Star NamesSirius, Polaris, Vega, Betelgeuse, Rigel
- starsstars, Sirius, Polaris, sol, sun
- Zodiac SignsTaurus, Virgo, Capricorn, earth sign, bull
- TaurusPleiades, zodiac sign, bull's eye, bull horns, winter constellation
AldebaranRigel
Blue supergiant star
white dwarf · blue supergiant · Sirius · blue giant · blue star