LAST month, we looked for the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. I like to think of our next target, the constellation of Aquila, the eagle, as a little sister to Cygnus: it is also named after a bird ...
Constellations, otherwise known as groups of stars that allegedly make pictures in the sky, have been dreamed up by humankind throughout the centuries. Depending on the culture, they can be all kinds ...
In summer, one of the easiest star patterns to find is the Summer Triangle. The constellation Aquila (pronounced ACK-will-uh) the Eagle is one of the three groups whose Alpha stars — in this case, ...
A nasty celestial bird is soaring in the early evening southwestern sky. Aquila, the Eagle, is one of the 65-plus constellations available in our night skies during the year. According to Greek ...
The planetary nebula NGC 6781, located in the constellation Aquila, is observable near Delta Aquilae and possesses a magnitude of 11.4 and an apparent diameter of 109 arcseconds. NGC 6781 is ...
Look up on any clear night and you can see myriad stars, planets, and the Milky Way stretching across the sky. The chances are that you know some of the constellations. The International Astronomical ...
Have you ever noticed a constellation while driving at night and wondered what it was? Or looked up after dark and wondered what you were looking at? The night sky appears is constantly changing, ...
This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the glorious spiral galaxy UGC 11537, seen at an angle that shows off both its long spiral arms and the bright clump of stars at its center.