Arcturus: Brightest Star in Boötes Constellations

Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes and the 4th brightest in the night sky. Learn how to find it, the mythologies surrounding it, and the characteristics of this star system.

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Chapters
00:00 - Intro to Arcturus
01:02 - Overview of Arcturus
06:27 - Finding Arcturus
07:00 - Star Characteristics
13:07 - Mythologies of Boötes

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ Corona Borealis Constellation: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-CoronaBorea...
▶ Boötes Constellation: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-BootesConst...

Constellation Pronunciations:
▶ https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy...
▶ https://www.iau.org/public/themes/con...

Photo Attributions:
▶ By E. Weiß - E. Weiß: " Bilderatlas der Sternenwelt" This file was derived from: Bilder-Atlas der Sternenwelt - eine Astronomie fur jedermann 1888 (128495337).jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index....
▶ By Free Photos, CCO from World - Arcturus, Ursa Major, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ By Jsoriano6 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ By Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST), STScI, and NASA - http://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/C..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ By Pablo Carlos Budassi - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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