Subj : Stargazing News - March 13th, 2025
To   : All
From : CJ
Date : Thu Mar 13 2025 06:44 am

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Sirius Sparkles like a Diamond (evening)

In mid-March, the night sky's brightest star, Sirius, or Alpha Canis Majoris,
reaches its highest point over the southern horizon at around 8 p.m. local
time. Sirius is a hot, white, A-class star. Its location only 8.6 light-years
from Earth is part of the reason for its brilliance. For mid-northern latitude
observers, Sirius always shines in the lower third of the sky, and therefore
through a thicker blanket of Earth's refracting atmosphere. This causes the
strong twinkling and flashes of color the Dog Star is known for.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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