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The Universe#2 brightestLegendary

Canopus

in CarinaOpen

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Canopus

α Car in Carina

Once ignited, 20% of its creator fees go to the Starlight Fund, which pays for a real telescope photo of Canopus.

#2 brightest in our sky; really 78× Sun. 78× wider than the Sun.

Canopus and the Sun, true relative size. At this scale the Sun would be 1.17 px wide; the ring marks where it is.

Canopus seen from space. Field photo by NASA, Public domain, source. Archive image, not a Starlight Fund observation.

Apparent magnitude: −0.62
Brightness rank: #2 brightest
Luminosity: 16,600× Sun
Width: 78× Sun
Surface temperature: 7400 K · F
Distance: 309 ly
Right ascension: 06h 24m
Declination: −52.7°

Sources: IAU WGSN name, HYG database, HIP 30438. Width is derived from luminosity and temperature, so it is approximate.

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Tonight's log

No stars ignited yet. The whole sky is open.

One coin per star, forever. Launching costs your dev buy plus about 0.02–0.03 SOL in fees and rent. Creator fees are split 70% creator, 20% Starlight Fund, 10% Starclaim. Rarity tiers describe how bright a star looks from Earth, not what its coin is worth.

Memecoins are extremely risky and can go to zero. Nothing here is financial advice. Starclaim is a fan project and is not affiliated with NASA, the IAU or any observatory. Star data: IAU WGSN names; positions from the HYG database (CC BY-SA).

Milky Way panorama: S. Brunier/ESO (CC BY 4.0). Survey frames: DSS2 via CDS hips2fits. Named-star photos carry their own credits.

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