A dim star in the night sky 3,000 light-years from our solar system could soon become visible to the naked eye for the first time since 1946 — and you can easily find it in the night sky.

This gorgeous eight-hour exposure reveals the colors of stars as they make their way across the night sky, colors that can inform astronomers about the characteristics of each star.

The brightest star in the night sky is the Sirius star. According to NASA, it is over 20 times brighter than our sun and twice as massive, though it might not appear that way to the naked eye.

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A dim star in the night sky 3,000 light-years from our solar system could soon become visible to the naked eye for the first time since 1946 — and you can easily find it in the night sky.