St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 26, 2021

St. Louis MO

26 August, 2021

10:33 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: August 26, 2021 Tonight at 9 pm, you can find the fifth brightest star we see at night directly overhead. This star is named Vega which will be the North Star in about 12,000 years due to precession. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.