Summer Triangle - Wikipedia
The Summer Triangle is an astronomical asterism in the northern celestial hemisphere. The defining vertices of this imaginary triangle are at Altair, Deneb, and Vega, each of which is the brightest star of its constellation (Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra, respectively).
Summer Triangle: Star pattern of the season - EarthSky
2024年6月23日 · Watch for the famous Summer Triangle, now ascending in the eastern sky on these late June and July evenings. The Summer Triangle isn’t a constellation. It’s an asterism, or noticeable pattern...
The Summer Triangle | Photos, Location, Stars, and Meaning
The Summer Triangle is an asterism that includes three bright stars in the night sky: Vega, Deneb, and Altair. This beacon of warmer weather is observable in the northern hemisphere much of the year but is highest in the sky in July-August.
Summer Triangle: 3 Stars From 3 Constellations - Star Walk
2024年6月19日 · The Summer Triangle is an asterism that shines nearly overhead in the evening sky during summer nights in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s formed by the bright stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair from three different constellations and also crosses two smaller constellations.
Summer Triangle: Asterism of 3 Stars From 3 Constellations
2017年8月14日 · The Summer Triangle is a Northern Hemisphere asterism (stars of similar brightness recognized in a distinctive shape). Unlike many other asterisms, the Summer Triangle is actually an...
The Summer Triangle Asterism | Facts, Information, History
2020年7月14日 · In the mid- to late-20 th century, before inertial navigation systems and other electronic and mechanical equipment took their places in military aircraft, the United States Air Force navigators referred to the Summer Triangle asterism as the “Navigator’s Triangle”.
See the Summer Triangle in the northern autumn sky - EarthSky
2024年11月6日 · The Summer Triangle is a famous asterism, consisting of 3 bright stars overhead in northern summer. But you can also easily see it through the northern autumn, and even into winter.
Summer Triangle: Vega, Deneb and Altair – Constellation Guide
2021年8月3日 · The Summer Triangle is an asterism formed by Vega, Altair and Deneb, the brightest stars of the northern constellations Lyra, Aquila and Cygnus. With three first-magnitude stars at its vertices, the asterism dominates the summer sky in the northern hemisphere.
Summer Triangle: A signpost for all seasons - EarthSky
2023年3月31日 · Before sunup on March mornings, look for the Summer Triangle. Although it’s not summer at our northern latitudes, the Summer Triangle’s three bright stars – Vega, Deneb and Altair – are...
Summer Triangle | The Sky Tonight
Deneb and two other bright stars form the "summer triangle," an asterism found high overhead all summer long amid the splendid sweep of the Milky Way. The bright star Altair (ALL-tare) lies in the constellation Aquila the Eagle, which was a servant of Zeus.