Born in 1976: your star
Light that set out in 1976 is reaching Earth right now from stars about 50 light years away. Here is the star for each month of 1976: the one whose light left it then and is arriving about now.
| Month | Star | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| January | Castor | 50.9 light years |
| February | Castor | 50.9 light years |
| March | Castor | 50.9 light years |
| April | Castor | 50.9 light years |
| May | Castor | 50.9 light years |
| June | δ Aquilae | 50.6 light years |
| July | δ Aquilae | 50.6 light years |
| August | 104 Tauri A | 50.3 light years |
| September | 19 Draconis | 49.8 light years |
| October | 19 Draconis | 49.8 light years |
| November | 19 Draconis | 49.8 light years |
| December | 19 Draconis | 49.8 light years |