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14 Red Dwarf Stars to View with Backyard Telescopes
An artist’s conception of a red dwarf solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
They’re nearby, they’re common and — at least in the latest exoplanet newsflashes hot off the cyber-press — they’re hot. We’re talking about red dwarf stars, those “salt of the galaxy” stars that litter the Milky Way. And while it’s true that there are more of “them” than there are of “us,” not a single one is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from the skies of Earth.(…)
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Post tags: 40 eridani, Barnard’s star, brightest red dwarfs, closest stars, kapteyn’s star, red dwarf
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