Arcturus

Its story

Arcturus burns with an ancient orange in the constellation of Boötes, only 36.7 light-years away —one of the closest orange giants to our Solar System. Its name, from the Greek «guardian of the bear», speaks of its endless pursuit of Ursa Major across the night sky. The light reaching the eye tonight set out when the first mobile phones fit in a pocket and no one spoke yet of social networks.