In astrology, certain stars are considered significant. Historically, all of the various heavenly bodies considered by astrologers were considered "stars", whether they were stars, planets, other stellar phenomena like novas and supernovas, or other solar system phenomena like comets and meteors.
Paranatellonta: this manuscript illumination from an astrology text attributed to Alfonso X of Castile illustrates the effects of various stars and constellations, including Corvus, Cygnus, and Draco, when acting in concert with Gemini.
"Those people wonder at the star." The stitchers of the Bayeux tapestry believed that the return of Halley's Comet related to the Norman conquest of 1066.
Scorpio, depicted in Johann Bayer's Uranometria. The bright star in the body of the scorpion, ᾳ Scorpii, is Antares.
Aldebaran is a star located in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has the Bayer designation α Tauri, which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau or α Tau. Aldebaran varies in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude 0.75 down to 0.95, making it the brightest star in the constellation, as well as (typically) the fourteenth-brightest star in the night sky. It is positioned at a distance of approximately 65 light-years from the Sun. The star lies along the line of sight to the nearby Hyades cluster.
Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus (center).
Aldebaran in the Hyades
Italian frigate Aldebaran (F 590)
