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Aldebaran is the closest visible star to the Moon at the moment, on the right hand side. The 'eye of the Bull', in Taurus.
Aldebaran is about 65 light years away, so it isn't very far on a cosmic scale; it is normally surrounded by the open cluster known as the Hyades, about 120ly away, but you can't see them tonight because of the Moon. Aldebaran is an orange giant.
Close up it would look something like this (my image, made using Space Engine)
Aldebaran is about 65 light years away, so it isn't very far on a cosmic scale; it is normally surrounded by the open cluster known as the Hyades, about 120ly away, but you can't see them tonight because of the Moon. Aldebaran is an orange giant.
Close up it would look something like this (my image, made using Space Engine)