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Its story

In the heart of Scorpius, a blue-white B-type star pours out a fierce light that left its surface almost 557 years ago, when Europe still read Gutenberg with astonishment and the first printed maps described freshly dreamed continents. Hotter and more massive than the Sun, its glow crosses the dark with the patience of something travelling from another age. Each gleam is a Renaissance echo arriving on time at tonight's sky.