Aldebaran
noun
Al·deb·a·ran
al-ˈde-bə-rən 
: a red star of the first magnitude that is seen in the eye of Taurus and is the brightest star in the Hyades
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The hunter’s moon is expected to be joined by Jupiter, a red giant star called Aldebaran and the star cluster Pleiades, according to EarthSky.
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Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Though Aldebaran b’s existence was supposedly confirmed in 2015, a follow-up study in 2019 threw it into question once more.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Nearby will be orangey Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus and about 65 light-years from the solar system.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The entire sky will be lit up with not only these planets and the moon, but also the Pleiades, Aldebaran and the Hyades star clusters, along with the Orion Nebula.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
Robotics teams are therefore constrained by design choices that the original developers made (Aldebaran for Pepper, Italian Institute of Technology for iCub).
—Mark Paterson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2024
Then sweep clockwise to Procyon, the Gemini twins Pollux and Castor, Capella, Aldebaran and down to Rigel, Orion’s bright, blue-white foot.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
There’s also Taurus the Bull, appearing as a little arrow pointing to the right, outlining the bull’s face with the reddish star Aldebaran marking the angry red eye of the beast.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
Now go up to orangey Aldebaran (not to be confused with the red planet Mars slightly further to the south), up again to bright white Capella, then turn back east to the two stars of Gemini—Castor and Pollux.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Though Aldebaran b’s existence was supposedly confirmed in 2015, a follow-up study in 2019 threw it into question once more.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Nearby will be orangey Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus and about 65 light-years from the solar system.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The entire sky will be lit up with not only these planets and the moon, but also the Pleiades, Aldebaran and the Hyades star clusters, along with the Orion Nebula.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
Robotics teams are therefore constrained by design choices that the original developers made (Aldebaran for Pepper, Italian Institute of Technology for iCub).
—Mark Paterson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2024
Then sweep clockwise to Procyon, the Gemini twins Pollux and Castor, Capella, Aldebaran and down to Rigel, Orion’s bright, blue-white foot.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
There’s also Taurus the Bull, appearing as a little arrow pointing to the right, outlining the bull’s face with the reddish star Aldebaran marking the angry red eye of the beast.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
Now go up to orangey Aldebaran (not to be confused with the red planet Mars slightly further to the south), up again to bright white Capella, then turn back east to the two stars of Gemini—Castor and Pollux.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Aldebaran
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Al·deb·a·ran
al-ˈdeb-ə-rən
: a very bright red star in Taurus
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