hip-72488

Its story

In Libra, the ancient figure of celestial justice, beats an orange star of K type. Its light set out more than a thousand years ago, around the eleventh century, when European monasteries were copying manuscripts by hand and the first Romanesque cathedrals were raising their walls. Cooler than the Sun, it gives off that dense amber tone of mature giants. Its discreet brightness hangs on one of the celestial pans, reminding us that the sky holds balances which took centuries to reach our eyes.