- ACHERNAR (Alpha Eridani). There are 22 classical “first magnitude” stars in the sky. Of these, nine are so bright that in modern times they had to be placed into even brighter categories, seven into “zeroth” magnitude (the brightest of which is Alpha Centauri) and two (Canopus and Sirius) into the exclusive “minus-first magnitude” group. Of these nine, Achernar ranks last, right behind Procyon in Canis Minor and just beating out Hadar in southern Centaurus.
- Spokane (en.wikivoyage.org)
Spokane is a city in the Palouse region of eastern Washington, also known as “The Inland Empire”, pre-dating by nearly a century the use of the same title by a region in Southern California. It is the second largest city in the state, and the largest between Seattle and Minneapolis.