Night Sky: What to Look for in December 2024, Including Geminid Meteor Shower
The Geminid meteor shower is due to peak on December 13, but there's plenty of other celestial sights to feast your eyes on ...
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‘Anybody there?’ Astronomers waiting for a reply from Altair
Their hope is that a reply from Altair 16.7 light years from Earth could conceivably arrive around now, given the relative proximity of the star system ... in the constellation Aquila, while ...
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VOX POPULI: Seeing the stars on Tanabata evokes childhood joy and wonder
The first-magnitude star shining faintly on the dull ... Then, shifting my gaze, there was Altair (Hikoboshi) in the constellation Aquila, twinkling above the silhouette of an apartment building.
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'Summer Triangle' of three stars to mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot it
It includes one bright star from each of three constellations- Vega in Lyra, Deneb in Cygnus and Altair in Aquila. Among the three stars in the triad, Vega is the easiest one to spot. After the ...
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Bubbles filled with thousands of stars found in the Milky Way
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope captured bubbles filled with thousands of stars in the Aquila constellation of the Milky Way galaxy. There are at least 30 bubbles in the region anywhere from 10 ...