Autumn may be at our doorstep, but the Summer Triangle — comprising the 1st-magnitude stars Vega, Altair, and Deneb — is still prominently positioned in the evening sky. Of the three, Deneb (the tail ...

With the bright Moon lighting the sky our focus is on easy-to-spot targets tonight, such as Albireo at the head of Cygnus the Swan. Also cataloged as Beta (β) Cygni, Albireo is a stunning double star ...

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CYGNUS the swan is a beautiful constellation filled with plenty of interesting stars and deep-sky objects. It is visible this time of year almost anywhere in the world: in the northern hemisphere it ...