Adhara, also known as Epsilon Canis Majoris, is a striking star in the constellation Canis Major. Shining as the second-brightest star in its constellation and the 22nd-brightest star in the night ...
Epsilon (or "Eps") is the fifth letter in the Greek alphabet or — in this case — the fifth-brightest star in the constellation Indus, which is where the "Ind" comes from. "A" is the star ...
The stars chosen by Drake for the first SETI search were Tau Ceti in the Constellation Cetus (the Whale) and Epsilon Eridani in the Constellation Eridanus (the River), each being approximately eleven ...