Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Apart from common names, stars are generally ID'ed in order of brightness within a constellation, using the Greek alphabet. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Southern skies have the closest star system to the Sun - the famed “Alpha Centauri” The 3rd brightest in the night sky. — PolitiTweet.org

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So “Alpha" Centauri is the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus. And “Beta" Pictoris is the 2nd brightest in Pictor. — PolitiTweet.org