'''Achernar''', also known as '''Alpha Eridani''', is the brightest star of the constellation [[Eridanus]], and the ninth brightest star overall in the night sky. The [[star]] is not well known to those in the northern hemisphere, as it is only visible to those who live south of 32 degrees north latitude. South of 33 degrees south latitude, the star is [[circumpolar]]. | '''Achernar''', also known as '''Alpha Eridani''', is the brightest star of the constellation [[Eridanus]], and the ninth brightest star overall in the night sky. The [[star]] is not well known to those in the northern hemisphere, as it is only visible to those who live south of 32 degrees north latitude. South of 33 degrees south latitude, the star is [[circumpolar]]. |