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Contemplating the “Harp Star”

October 17, 2021 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Deep Sky

Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.

“Out on the lawn I lie in bed, Vega conspicuous overhead…” -W.H. Auden

I see plenty of stars in my line of work, and I’ve yet to see one I don’t like. But if had to choose a favorite, it would be the dazzling star Vega, the jewel of the tiny constellation Lyra, the Lyre. Intensely bright and blue-white in color, Vega conjurs memories of pleasant summer evenings spent stargazing and offers astronomers a remote stellar laboratory to help understand how stars evolve [Read more…] about Contemplating the “Harp Star”

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