VEGA by MagikUnicorn
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Description
Vega (α Lyr, α Lyrae, Alpha Lyrae) is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus. It is a relatively close star at only 25 light-years from Earth, and, together with Arcturus and Sirius, one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood.
Vega has been extensively studied by astronomers, leading it to be termed arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun. Vega was the northern pole star around 12,000 BCE and will be so again around the year 13,727 when the declination will be +86°14'. Vega was the first star other than the Sun to be photographed and the first to have its spectrum recorded. It was one of the first stars whose distance was estimated through parallax measurements. Vega has served as the baseline for calibrating the photometric brightness scale, and was one of the stars used to define the mean values for the UBV photometric system.
Vega is only about a tenth of the age of the Sun, but since it is 2.1 times as massive its expected lifetime is also one tenth of that of the Sun; both stars are at present approaching the midpoint of their life expectancies. Vega has an unusually low abundance of the elements with a higher atomic number than that of helium. Vega is also a suspected variable star that may vary slightly in magnitude in a periodic manner. It is rotating rapidly with a velocity of 274 km/s at the equator. This is causing the equator to bulge outward because of centrifugal effects, and, as a result, there is a variation of temperature across the star's photosphere that reaches a maximum at the poles. From Earth, Vega is being observed from the direction of one of these poles.
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Véga, également appelée Alpha Lyrae (α Lyrae / α Lyr) selon la désignation de Bayer, est l'étoile la plus brillante de la constellation de la Lyre. Vue depuis la Terre, il s'agit de la cinquième étoile la plus brillante du ciel, la deuxième de l'hémisphère nord juste après Arcturus. C'est une étoile relativement proche du Soleil, à 25,3 années-lumière de celui-ci. C'est aussi, en termes de luminosité intrinsèque, l'une des étoiles les plus brillantes du voisinage solaire avec Arcturus et Sirius.
Du fait de ses propriétés, Véga fut l'objet de nombreuses études de la part des astronomes et a ainsi plusieurs fois joué un rôle important dans l'histoire de l'astronomie. Elle fut par exemple la première étoile autre que le Soleil à avoir été photographiée et dont le spectre ait été mesuré. Ce fut aussi une des premières étoiles dont la distance fut estimée par parallaxe. Elle fut par ailleurs utilisée pour l’étalonnage des échelles de luminosité photométriques et fut une des étoiles qui servirent de référence pour la définition des valeurs moyennes du système photométrique UBV. Incidemment, à cause de la précession des équinoxes, Véga fut l'étoile polaire autour du 12e millénaire av. J.‑C.. (et le sera de nouveau dans 12 000 ans), même s'il n'existe aucun document de l'ère préhistorique attestant qu'elle ait été utilisée pour le repérage ou l'orientation.

Comments (23)
outstanding effect and surreal scene
A beautiful render of this fascinating star, Real. Most interesting information as well.
Love the Scene and Blue Color!!! Excellent Info and wonder what it will be like in the year 13,727
Superbe et apaisant! Merci pour les infos ;-)
ça fait rêver..........et merci pour les infos !
Klasse image,excellent done,super info,thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jolie
gorgeous!
Most cool image, fave!
Spectacular work! So beautiful. And thank you for the information about the star.
I like the history behind this as much as the image....fantastic!
Excellent looking composition!
Very cool!!!!!
Excellent astronomical artwork.
FANTASTIC creation my friend !!!
excellent
marvelous
Fascinating info. Hard to believe 13,727. Superb colour. Xx
Fantastic done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marvelous image, the intense blazing light is awesome.
Fantastic night show Magik, the colors are gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing the interesting info.
This night scene is just pure magic, especially that star in the sky. Love the blue ambience, too!
superbe,moi g perdu du temps,je suis de retour en debutant.lol Bonne soir/e xx
Great story line The celestial atmo is awesome!