Tonight, look in the west shortly after sunset to find a famous asterism – a noticeable pattern of stars, not a constellation – known to us in the Northern Hemisphere as the Summer Triangle. Good chance that you’ll be able to see these three brilliant stars, despite tonight’s moonlit glare.
Summer Triangle in northern winter? Sure. It’s called the summer triangle, because – for us in the Northern Hemisphere – summer is the season in which these stars soar overhead.
The Triangle consists of three bright stars in three different constellations. They are Vega in the constellation Lyra the Harp, Deneb in the constellation Cygnus the Swan, and Altair in the constellation Aquila the Eagle.
Still, if you look for this pattern this month, you’ll find that, around the time of the winter solstice and the New Year, the Summer Triangle is descending in the west in early evening. It’s getting closer each evening to disappearing into the sunset glare.
How long into winter will you be able to see the Summer Triangle in your evening sky?
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from EarthSky http://earthsky.org/tonight/see-the-summer-triangle-in-winter
Tonight, look in the west shortly after sunset to find a famous asterism – a noticeable pattern of stars, not a constellation – known to us in the Northern Hemisphere as the Summer Triangle. Good chance that you’ll be able to see these three brilliant stars, despite tonight’s moonlit glare.
Summer Triangle in northern winter? Sure. It’s called the summer triangle, because – for us in the Northern Hemisphere – summer is the season in which these stars soar overhead.
The Triangle consists of three bright stars in three different constellations. They are Vega in the constellation Lyra the Harp, Deneb in the constellation Cygnus the Swan, and Altair in the constellation Aquila the Eagle.
Still, if you look for this pattern this month, you’ll find that, around the time of the winter solstice and the New Year, the Summer Triangle is descending in the west in early evening. It’s getting closer each evening to disappearing into the sunset glare.
How long into winter will you be able to see the Summer Triangle in your evening sky?
Do you love stargazing? Order your EarthSky Planisphere today!
Never miss another full moon. Order your 2015 EarthSky Lunar Calendar today!
from EarthSky http://earthsky.org/tonight/see-the-summer-triangle-in-winter
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