Although it’s not bright, 61 Cygni moves exceptionally rapidly against the background of more distant stars. Its motion reveals its nearness to Earth.

Albireo is known best for the striking color contrast between its two stars – the brighter gold star and the dimmer blue star.

Although some scientists claim stars can’t look green, many stargazers will swear that Zubeneschamali proves otherwise.

Now it’s Libra’s alpha star. But Zubenelgenubi is an Arabic name indicating that this star was once perceived as the Southern Claw of Scorpius the Scorpion.

Many people think Polaris is the sky’s brightest star. In fact, Polaris ranks only 50th in brightness. Still, Polaris is famous because the entire northern sky wheels around it.

Thuban was the Pole Star some 5,000 years ago, when the Egyptians were building the pyramids.