The Sky Today on Tuesday, September 9: Meet Fomalhaut of the Southern Fish

The bright star Fomalhaut stands prominently in the south late tonight, rising around 8:30 P.M. local daylight time. At magnitude 1.2, it outshines all other stars in this region. Fomalhaut is also cataloged as Alpha Piscis Austrini, the luminary of Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish. It lies at the eastern end of this constellation, beneathContinue reading “The Sky Today on Tuesday, September 9: Meet Fomalhaut of the Southern Fish”
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