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– Launched 2023
– Check out the YouTube review by Gavin Wong Magic of V4 (Green)
– Card Perfect Magician of V3 (Blue)
– and by Cards Unboxed of V3 (Blue)
– and the official trailer
What better way to show off your amazing card skills than with a splash of color? We are bringing back our beloved Sirius-B playing cards to offer you an aesthetic pop of regal purple to emphasize the majestic movement of your cards. From every spread to every cut you do, these cards will capture its every beauty!
We kept its original wavy designs that we’ve all grown to love. The Sirius-B V5 is here to celebrate the discovery of life in the galaxy. The layers of different color waves on the back design will be a reminder that there will always be a place for living organisms to prosper!
The Sirius-B V5 is printed by the United States Playing Card Company with Premium Bee Crushed Stock and Air Cushion Finish. Designed by Adrian Valenzuela.
Comes in Mnemonica Stack with 7 of Hearts Faced Up in the middle (Impromptu Invisible Deck Routine)
Duplicate Queen of Heart
Limited Edition of 2500
Sirius is the Brightest Star in the Sky
Sirius is known for being the brightest star in the night sky and is nearly twice as bright as the next brightest star, Canopus with a magnitude of -1.46. Sirius is also known as the ‘Dog star’ because it is part of the constellation Canis Major, which is Latin for “the greater dog.”
The name Sirius stems from the Greek word Seirios, meaning ‘scorching’ or ‘glowing’. Typically, the only objects that outshine Sirius in our night sky are the sun, moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and sometimes Mercury.
Sirius’ brightness can be attributed to its luminosity and proximity at a distance of 8.6 light-years. There are few stars that are closer to Earth, but none of them can match Sirius’ magnitude.
Based on calculations from the European Space Agency’s Hipparcos satellite, Sirius will continue to increase in brightness over the next 60,000 years, as Sirius gradually moves closer. Eventually, the distance between Earth and Sirius will increase. Sirus will become fainter but will remain the brightest star in the sky for thousands of years.
What type of star is Sirius?
Sirius is known as a binary star system. Although visually it looks like one star, Sirius actually consists of two stars that are very close together, known as Sirius A and Sirius B.
The star seen with the naked eye is called Sirius A (or sometimes just Sirius) is the star seen with the naked eye and Sirius B or ‘The pup‘ is the faint, companion star.
Sirius (or Sirius A) is a main-sequence star of spectral type early A. Sirius B is one of the largest known white dwarf stars and is 10,000 times dimmer than Sirius. It’s so dim that astronomers couldn’t estimate its mass until 2005 by using data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
The mass of a star determines the star’s core temperature and how long and hot the star will burn. It is calculated on brightness and luminosity. This has made measuring the luminosity of Sirius B quite a challenge, as the luminosity of Sirius A overpowers ground-based observations.
According to NASA, Sirius’ mass is two times greater than the Earth’s sun and if placed next to the sun would outshine it by more than 20 times.
Mythology
Throughout history, there have been many mythological references to Sirius.
In Greek mythology, Canis Major has been known to represent the bigger dog following Orion and is often depicted pursuing a hare, represented by the constellation Lepus shown below.
The Ancient Greeks also believed Sirius was partly responsible for the extreme heat in mid-summer due to its scorching nature. This coined the expression ‘dog days’.
The Ancient Egyptians based their calendar on when Sirius was first visible in the eastern sky, shortly before sunrise, signifying floodwaters that would bring new soil and life. Because of this, they referred to Sirius as the ‘Nile Star’.
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