June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

The two stars, a red dwarf and a white dwarf, orbit a common center of gravity every 125 minutes. They are located about 1,600 light-years from Earth in the direction of the Big Dipper.