My favorite star in the Universe is Arcturus....(and the planet Venus and our Moon being top favorites too!) Arcturus in the constellation Bootes and is relatively close to earth in astronomical terms being only 43.9 light years away according to Hipparcos (an acronym for High Precision Parallax Collecting Satellite). It is one of the brightest stars in the sky, coming in third after Sirius and Canopus. It is the second brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere. Arcturus is more than likely older than our sun.
The name 'Arcturus' derives from the ancient Greeks and literally means 'Guardian of the Bear' and it is the left foot of it's constellation and is next to the greater and lesser bears....Ursa Major and Ursa Minor related to Greek mythology. Arcturus was created by Zeus and as the story goes of love, jealousy, rape, birth ...on and on...the star actually transforms into a bear and is considered to be a star of protection for eternity.
The Polynesian refer to this star as the 'star of joy' and prehistoric Polynesian navigators knew Arcturus as Hōkūleʻa, and it is the zenith star of the Hawaiian Islands. Arcturus is mentioned in the bible and Edgar Cayce has referred to Arcturus as the center of the Universe. I love that!!
~Star of Joy~ haiku
Shine on! my bright one
In your constellation Bootes
A spectrum of Light~
~Desiree
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