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Its story

In Aquarius —the water-bearer who pours his jar over the autumn— shines a K-type star, orange and serene, somewhat cooler than the Sun. Its light began its journey at the start of the fifteenth century, when Filippo Brunelleschi was finishing the dome of Florence and European kingdoms were rediscovering the ancient authors. Six centuries later, that same quiet glow —faithful to itself— reaches our eyes.