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What star appears the brightest in the sky (other than the Sun)? The second brightest? What color is Betelgeuse? Use Appendix J to find the answers.
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What star appears the brightest in the sky (other than the Sun)? The second brightest? What color is Betelgeuse? Use Appendix J to find the answers.

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The star that appears brightest in the sky apart from Sun is Sirius also α canis Majoris. It is about 9 light years away from us.

The second Brightest start in the night sky is Canopus or α Carinae. It is very bright star but very far from us. It is about 309 light years away from us.

The Color of Betelgeuse is orange red. It is often called red super giant

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