Bet

Its story

Beta Arae shines as the second jewel of the Altar, an orange supergiant whose light has travelled some 646 years to reach us. Its cool K-type spectrum hides a colossal power, burning with the strength of thousands of suns under the southern sky. To the ancient Greeks, Ara was the altar where the gods sealed their pact against the Titans —and this orange ember feels like the last glowing coal of that sacred fire.