Cisne - Ourense, Galicia, España
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N 42° 21.182 W 007° 53.500
29T E 591280 N 4689569
Cygnus (the Swan ) is a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere that spans the Milky Way . The arrangement of its main stars causes it to be sometimes known as the Northern Cross , in contrast to the southern constellation of the Southern Cross .
Waymark Code: WM15K8G
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 01/16/2022
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These are places marked by areas of Ourense with constellations.
The stimulating proposal can also be combined with the practice of hiking, since the different locations will be scattered throughout the municipality, conveniently signposted to appreciate a different set of stars from each enclave. For the implementation of this project, it has been necessary to apply a celestial map over another of Ourense, thus finding the most appropriate places to contemplate each of the constellations.
They are with some graffiti, but they are well perceived.
"Deneb, the brightest star in the constellation, occupies one of the corners of the so-called Summer Triangle . It is a white supergiant of spectral class A2Iae and one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way , being 54,400 times more luminous than the Sun. Furthermore, it is the prototype of a group of variables named after him, Alpha Cygni variables .
The second brightest star in Cygnus is ? Cygni , named Sadr , a yellow supergiant of type F8Ib cooler than Deneb but even somewhat brighter than Deneb. Both Deneb and Sadr are very distant stars, located approximately 1,410 and 1,800 light-years from the solar system, respectively. The third star in terms of brightness is Aljanah ( e Cygni ), an orange giant of type K0III. Twelve times larger than the Sun it appears to be accompanied by a faint red dwarf
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