What’s in the sky tonight?

What’s in the sky tonight? Look in the east on a summer evening to locate a sparkling blue-white star not far from the horizon. That’s the star Altair in the constellation Aquila the Eagle. It’s the second brightest star in the Summer Triangle.

Once you’ve found Altair, it’s a short hop to Delphinus the Dolphin and Sagitta the Arrow. Hold your hand an arm’s length away to find both star formations roughly one hand-width away from Altair. On June evening’s, the Dolphin is found to the lower left of Altair, and the Arrow to Altair’s upper left. Info & image courtesy of EarthSky.