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Its story

In Orion, where the celestial hunter unfolds his belt and sword, it shines with the smooth white of class A stars. The light observed set out 322 years ago: when it did, the Bourbons had just settled on the Spanish throne after the War of Succession and in England Newton was finishing his last works on optics. It is a discreet star within the dazzling figure of Orion, with no companion or pulsations, faithful to its white light with the patience of centuries.