Star Talk ☆ Let's Hang - All Are Welcome!!

[Polaris]

Ooh, a part of the Summer Triangle and the constellation Lyra!

[mdom]

What is the Summer Triangle?

[Polaris]

It's composed of 3 stars (Vega, Altair, and Deneb), which are the brightest stars in their respective constellations.
- Vega -- Lyra, the Harp
- Altair -- Aquila, the Eagle
- Deneb -- Cygnus, the Swan

The Summer Triangle isn't an actual "constellation" though, but rather an imaginary pattern that people refer to xD

[mdom]

Ah, true, they're very bright.
I bet they're called winter triangle here xD

[dragoness129]

That little brown egg is kinda hard to see sometimes.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

overcast tonight - can't see the sky

[Polaris]

Heads up! The Lyrids meteorshower will be peaking this week on April 22nd to 23rd! I'll update the thread with a "Astronomical Events of the Month" thing later and put that up

[dragoness129]

I believe the 23rd is when my sister is getting married.

[Polaris]

Ooh! Take them outside that night and show them the meteorshower!! Maybw if you're out somewhere without lots of city lights, you might spot some really good ones

[Lemon Cheesecake]

exciting - I hope the sky is clear this week end!

[Polaris]

Hopefully!! There might be some live feeds from NASA or on youtube that one could watch, just in case it's too cloud to watch

[Lemon Cheesecake]

That's a great idea! I always seem to forget about the NASA live feeds

[Polaris]

Sometimea even NASA has some trouble with clear skies though xD

The pictures on their instagram pages are so cool (and informative!), especially when they post about planets and star formations

[Lemon Cheesecake]

so amazing when the probes send back pictures too

[mdom]

so... can I see that from the southern hemisphere xD