Jan 12, 2025
Photographer Chris Levitan captured a rare and mesmerizing moment involving Capella, the brightest star in the constellation Auriga. Without any editing, his lens recorded an intriguing figure of double inverted triangles, likely caused by the diffraction of light in an ice crystal that passed through the exact angle as soon as the camera clicked.
Capella, with its apparent magnitude of +0.24, is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, positioning itself as a cosmic beacon 42.2 light-years away. Its proximity to the Celestial North Pole makes it even more special for astronomers and sky lovers alike.
