They are both very bright, particularly Altair. Altair is also part of what is known as the summer triangle, along with Deneb in the constellation Cygnus and Vega in the constellation Lyra.
Aquila is a constellation containing a lot of stars, at different distances. Aquila is not at a particular distance.
It is a reference to three bright stars that can be seen in northern hemisphere. Altair in the constellation Aquila, forms the top of the triangle. Vega in the constellation Lyra is the brightest star and is almost directly overhead. Deneb in the constellation Cygnus is the third star.
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Aquila is made up of 9 main stars. αAltairArabicthe birdβAlshainArabicthe (peregrine) falconγTarazedPersianthe beam of the scaleεDeneb el OkabArabicthe tail of the falconζDeneb el OkabArabicthe tail of the falconηBezekHebrewlightningθTseen FooMandarinthe heavenly raft(er)ιAl ThalimainArabicthe two ostrichesλAl ThalimainArabicthe two ostriches
The three stars that make up The Summer Triangle are: Vega, Altair, and Deneb.Look below at Sources and related links to see the stars and constellations of The Summer Triangle.
Altair in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle, Vega in the constellation of Lyra the Harp and Deneb in the constellation of Cygnus.
Vega and Altair are stars not constellations.
Aquila is a constellation containing a lot of stars, at different distances. Aquila is not at a particular distance.
Altair like all the visible stars are within our own Galaxy - the Milky Way.
Aquila (which is Latin for eagle) is a stellar constellation and therefore contains a number of stars that while grouped together in our line of sight are noting to do with one another (as in their formation). Because of this you can not give a single age to the constellation. However is the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila and the twelfth brightest star in the night sky is Altair which is very rapidly rotating A-type main sequence star which is less than 1 billion years old.
It is a reference to three bright stars that can be seen in northern hemisphere. Altair in the constellation Aquila, forms the top of the triangle. Vega in the constellation Lyra is the brightest star and is almost directly overhead. Deneb in the constellation Cygnus is the third star.
It has 9 because 1 blew up
Altair is still in the main sequence stage of a stars life. See related link for more information.
Aquila is made up of 9 main stars. αAltairArabicthe birdβAlshainArabicthe (peregrine) falconγTarazedPersianthe beam of the scaleεDeneb el OkabArabicthe tail of the falconζDeneb el OkabArabicthe tail of the falconηBezekHebrewlightningθTseen FooMandarinthe heavenly raft(er)ιAl ThalimainArabicthe two ostrichesλAl ThalimainArabicthe two ostriches
The three stars that make up The Summer Triangle are: Vega, Altair, and Deneb.Look below at Sources and related links to see the stars and constellations of The Summer Triangle.
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Aquila is the constellation of stars that represent the eagle. It is best visible in the northern hemisphere. It is most easily seen during the late spring and early summer. It can be difficult constellation to see well as it lies virtually within the celestial equator, meaning that some of its stars can be easily overwhelmed by the brightness of the Milky Way.