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What is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere sky, excluding the Sun?

Betelgeuse
1 (11.1%)
Sirius
4 (44.4%)
Vega
0 (0%)
Polaris (the current north star)
3 (33.3%)
Rigel
1 (11.1%)

Total Members Voted: 8

Voting closed: November 03, 2006, 10:33:21 PM

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Jveritas8

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« on: November 03, 2006, 10:33:21 PM »
This doesn't relate to either side of the argument, I need this for an astronomy class, and am posting it on a few forums I frequent.

What is the brightest star in the NORTHERN hemisphere sky, excluding the Sun, to the best of your knowledge? Answer to what you think/thought please, not what's posted in the thread, whether it's right or not.

Please don't turn this into any FE/RE stuff... need this for class :D

Thanks a lot if you do it :) Vote but please don't post your answer with a, well it's obviously this or something, it ruins the rest of the poll.

Again, thanks if you do it.
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beast

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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 11:14:51 PM »
Interesting but I wonder how accurate your results will be.  I voted for the funniest option I instead of what I thought was right :D
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 11:20:37 PM »
I voted for the one who's name I liked the most.
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 11:38:07 PM »
I know you said not to post answers, but your question is flawed.

WARNING!!!!!!!! ANSWERS AHEAD!!!!!!!!





The answer is none of the above.




a) Betelgeuse: App. magnitude .45

b) Sirius A: Brightest star in the sky, but south of the celestial equator.

c) Vega: App. magnitude just above 0, defined as the zero point in the classical magnitude system.

d) Polaris: App. magnitude 2. not even visible in some places.

e) Rigel: App. magnitude .18



The correct answer is star Arcturus in the constellation Booties.

Arcturus' App. magnitude is just under zero, making it the brightest single star in the northern celestial hemisphere.
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2006, 03:13:09 AM »
good point max, My instant reaction to the vote was Sirius as it is the brightest in the whole sky, but I missed the northern hemsphere part of the question. It is late here, sorry.

It is just 16 degrees south of the Celestial equator. and it looks like it could be in the northern if you did not know where the celestial equator was by the naked eye.
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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2006, 03:22:00 AM »
That's so cool that there is a constellation called "Bootis".  I actually thought Max was joking and had to look it up myself :).  Astronomers must get lots of booty. :)
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Max Fagin

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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2006, 07:17:06 AM »
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Astronomers must get lots of booty. :)


Speaking as an astronomer, I must confess an astonishingly large lack of booty in my life.

Besides, it's pronounced Ba-oe-tees
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Jveritas8

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« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2006, 08:14:14 AM »
Quote from: "Max Fagin"
I know you said not to post answers, but your question is flawed.

WARNING!!!!!!!! ANSWERS AHEAD!!!!!!!!





The answer is none of the above.




a) Betelgeuse: App. magnitude .45

b) Sirius A: Brightest star in the sky, but south of the celestial equator.

c) Vega: App. magnitude just above 0, defined as the zero point in the classical magnitude system.

d) Polaris: App. magnitude 2. not even visible in some places.

e) Rigel: App. magnitude .18



The correct answer is star Arcturus in the constellation Booties.


Arcturus' App. magnitude is just under zero, making it the brightest single star in the northern celestial hemisphere.


Um if you don't think Sirius is, isn't Canopus next?

But I mean I can see Sirius so lol.

edit- I missed the word celestial. I know what you mean.
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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2006, 09:39:58 AM »
Isn't it spelled "Bootes", not "Booties"?
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Jveritas8

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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2006, 09:41:41 AM »
Yep.
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« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2006, 05:40:40 PM »
Actually apparently it's spelt Boötes with the dots over the o :).  I got confused in my post because when I looked for it I found it spelt Bootis but apparently that's a binary star system inside the constellation.  (Tau Bootis).
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