The Eagle
Aquila
January 14 - 28
Aquila, the Eagle, lies on the borders of the Milky Way. Altair is the bright star in the Eagle's throat, which together with Deneb in Cygnus, and Vega in Lyra, make up the great 'Summer Triangle' which dominates the northern Summer skies. To find Aquila, locate Cygnus, the Swan, nearby it, in the Milky way. The Swan is easy to recognize, as it flies, with wings outstreached in the form of a Christian cross, down the Milky Way. Once you have found it you will soon see the Summer Triangle, with Altair, flanked by Alshain and Tarazed, its sentinel stars, lying to one side of the Milky way, and Vega on the other. The Eagle can be seen from June until October, when it is in the west. It is also on view from the southern hemisphere, where it is high up near the zenith in August.
