'Sunshine' is a bright star in the sci-fi movie catalog. By SEAN AXMAKER, SPECIAL TO THE P-I July 26, 2007. A blazing, golden sun slowly fills the screen.

The Yale Bright Star Catalogue contains 9,096 stars that are brighter than magnitude 7, roughly the limit of what our eyes can see. Many (40%) ...

Among those is the brightest star in Orion’s sword, designated HR1899 in the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, 45 Orionis by Flamsteed number, and Iota Orionis by Bayer’s Greek letter system.

Exploring the stars takes a creative turn with Draw the Night Sky, an interactive video game developed by Kennesaw State ...

The total number of stars that can be seen with the naked eye is 9,095, according to the Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition. This number includes both hemispheres of our planet, ...