If Earth were a penny, Antares would be the length of a basketball court!
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![Meet Antares: The Star That Is Not Mars](https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/460c7583-04f2-4a68-a611-5e4955731c38.jpeg?format=jpg&thumbnail=256)
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We noticed a bright twinkling red star around 10:15 pm GMT-4 about 20° (complete estimate) above the horizon to the SE as seen from east coast USA. I googled it and matched up the rest of Scorpio that was visible, and thought I'd share some cool facts about Antares :)
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