Elgafar

Its story

Elgafar is a yellow star in the constellation of the Maiden, 118 light-years away, similar to the Sun but somewhat larger and older. Its name comes from the Arabic «al-ghafr», designating a historical lunar mansion used by medieval astronomers to divide the sky into stations. It is one of those lights that go unnoticed, yet for centuries served to mark days and nights without a clock.