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Its story

In Hercules, the sky's hero, shines a white type-A star 177 light-years away. Its light crossed the Atlantic when Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony in Vienna and a human choir sang for the first time alongside an orchestra. Hotter and crisper than the Sun, its white hue evokes the purity of freshly polished marble —a sustained note in the silent score of the night.