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Antares

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Antares is a very big star.

Antares overlooking an Auxiliary Telescope.jpg
Antares overlooking an Auxiliary Telescope.jpg
It looks red in the sky. It is part of a group called the scorpion. The star is very bright. It is much bigger than our sun. Can you find the red star?

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File:Infrared Rho Ophiuchi Complex.jpg
Infrared Rho Ophiuchi Complex.jpg
File:Antares light curve.png
Antares light curve.png
File:Antares near the Sun every year around 2 December.jpg
Antares near the Sun every year around 2...
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File:VLTI reconstructed view of the surface of Antares.jpg
VLTI reconstructed view of the surface of...
File:Antares overlooking an Auxiliary Telescope.jpg
Antares overlooking an Auxiliary Telescope.jpg
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