These interesting red stars, visible only through a telescope, move the fastest of all against the background of more distant stars - they shift by 10.31" per year, which means they change their position by the diameter of the Moon in 180 years. Sometimes they are also referred to as Barnard's arrow. Among all known stars, they have the largest proper motion, which was discovered by E. Barnard in 1916. After the Alpha Centauri system, they are the second closest star to our Sun, only 5.9 light-years away, which is also the main reason for their fast motion across the sky. Barnard's arrow is still approaching us, and in the year 9700, when it will be located in the head of Draco, it will be only 3.8 light-years away from us! Tracking its motion can be a very interesting activity. By drawing its position in the star field at least once a year with a higher magnification, we can see it for ourselves.