Related: The brightest worlds in the night sky: How to see them (and when) More: Night sky, November 2021: What you can see this monthThis sky map shows some of the brightest stars and constellations in the night sky quickly after sundown, as seen from New York City. Deneb still handles to be ranked amongst stars of the very first magnitude (magnitude +1.25) due to its high intrinsic luminosity, which is about 5,000 times greater than Vegas, positioning it amongst the visually brightest stars understood. (Image credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/ Steve Golden) The closest brilliant star in our current night sky is Altair, a mere 16.7 light-years away.
Related: The brightest worlds in the night sky: How to see them (and when) More: Night sky, November 2021: What you can see this monthThis sky map shows some of the brightest stars and constellations in the night sky quickly after sundown, as seen from New York City. Deneb still manages to be ranked amongst stars of the very first magnitude (magnitude +1.25) due to its high intrinsic luminosity, which is about 5,000 times higher than Vegas, putting it among the aesthetically brightest stars known. (Image credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/ Steve Golden) The closest bright star in our existing evening sky is Altair, a simple 16.7 light-years away. (Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); M. MacGregor) At the mouth of Piscis Austrinus, the southern fish, lies Fomalhaut, the only brilliant star in the so-called “watery” part of the sky. In addition, Capella and Vega are on opposite sides of the pole, at about the same range from it– a fictional line between the two stars would nearly pass through Polaris.
