Starwatch: Arcturus offers a glimpse of our sun's future
by Stuart Clark from on (#40BB2)
The brightest star in the Boites constellation has used up its central stock of hydrogen fuel
This week, shortly after sunset look west for the orange star Arcturus hanging low in the sky. It is by far the brightest star in the constellation of Boites, the ploughman. The chart shows its position at 19:30 BST on 8 October 2018.
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