Sunday, November 24, 2024

The Horse's Nose (evening)

The bright star Enif, named from the Arabic phrase Al'anf, "the Nose", marks the muzzle of Pegasus, the flying horse. The orange-tinted star shines 20 degrees to the west of Markab, the southwestern corner star of Pegasus' Great Square. Binoculars or any sized telescope will reveal a faint companion
sitting close-in to Enif's northwest. Enif is a low-temperature, orange supergiant star located 670 light-years away from the sun. It is nearing the last stages of its life cycle, and is just at the lower mass limit for
expiring in a supernova explosion. On a dark night, the bright globular star cluster Messier 15, which is located only 4 degrees to the northwest of Enif, can be seen in the same binoculars field.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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