Antares: Bright Binary Pair in Scorpius the Scorpion

Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius the Scorpion. It is a binary system with Antares A being the largest as a red supergiant, and Antares B being the hotter but smaller star of the system. Learn the star characteristics of this system and strategies to find it in the sky.

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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:16 - Overview of Antares
3:52 - Star Characteristics
9:12 - How to Find Antares in Scorpius

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ Scorpius Constellation: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-ScorpiusCon...
▶ Rho Ophiuchus Cloud Complex:    • Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex in the Ophiuchu...  
▶ Ophiuchus Constellation: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-OphiuchusCo...
▶ Right Ascension versus Declination:    • Right Ascension versus Declination  

How to see Antares B during Moon Occultation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Zooming in on the red supergiant star Antares:
   • Zooming in on the red supergiant star Antares  

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▶Scorpius Picture: By Roberto Mura - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Scorpius DSOs: By Roberto Mura - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Maui Snaring the Sun: By Arman Manookian - Honolulu Academy of Arts, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex: By By Rogelio Bernal Andreo - http://blog.deepskycolors.com/archive..., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Detailed Map of Celestial Objects of Scorpius: By Roberto Mura - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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