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Start at a bright star (say, Vega or Deneb in the summer or Sirius or Rigel in winter), then look around for fainter stars nearby.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Arabic dhanab al-dajāja, literally, the tail of the hen
First Known Use
circa 1867, in the meaning defined above
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“Deneb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Deneb. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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Deneb
noun
Den·eb
ˈden-ˌeb 
-əb
: the brightest star in the group of stars of Cygnus
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