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Betelgeuse is the brightest near-infrared source in the sky with a J band magnitude of −2.99; [95] only about 13% of the star's radiant energy is emitted as visible light. If human eyes were sensitive to radiation at all wavelengths, Betelgeuse would appear as the brightest star in the night sky.
Burning Bright is a 2010 horror thriller film directed by Carlos Brooks and starring Briana Evigan, Garret Dillahunt, Meat Loaf, and Charlie Tahan. The film depicts the attempts of a young woman and her younger autistic brother to ward off a hungry tiger trapped in a house with them during a hurricane. Released on August 17, 2010, the film is ...
Rigel is an intrinsic variable star with an apparent magnitude ranging from 0.05 to 0.18. [5] It is typically the seventh-brightest star in the celestial sphere, excluding the Sun, although occasionally fainter than Betelgeuse. [31] Rigel appears slightly blue-white and has a B-V color index of −0.06. [32]
The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest non-stellar objects in the Solar System have maximum brightnesses of: the Moon −12.7 mag [ 1 ] Venus −4.92 mag. Jupiter −2.94 mag. Mars −2.94 mag.
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated αCanis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated αCMa or Alpha CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice as ...
January 21, 2017. (2017-01-21) Guardian: The Lonely and Great God[4][5] (Korean: 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 – 도깨비) is a South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo in the title role, alongside Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae. Written by Kim Eun-sook, the series aired on tvN from December 2, 2016, to January ...
As a star moves toward or away from us, its apparent brightness changes. Sirius is currently the brightest star in Earth's night sky, but it has not always been so. Canopus has persistently been the brightest star over the ages; other stars appear brighter only during relatively temporary periods, during which they are passing the Solar System ...
Burning (Korean: 버닝; RR: Beoning) is a 2018 South Korean-Japanese psychological drama film [3] [4] co-written, produced, and directed by Lee Chang-dong. The film is based on the short story "Barn Burning" from The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami , with elements inspired by William Faulkner 's story of the same name . [ 5 ]