The constellation Auriga (the Charioteer). The brightest star seen here is Capella,a yellow giant some 48.5 light years distant. Just to the right of Capella is Epsilon Aurigae,a famous eclipsing binary about 3,200 light years away. The visible star of Epsilon Aurigae is an extremely luminous supergiant,with an invisible partner,possibly a black hole. Auriga is a northern hemisphere constellation,near Orion in the Milky Way. The images of the stars of the constellation have been enhanced by a photographic technique | |
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