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There was the Summer Triangle: Vega, with its disk of dust; the fast-rotating Altair; and Deneb, believed to be more than 2000 light years away.
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Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Find Deneb in Cygnus, above Vega, and Altair in Aquila, to the left.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Find the other two that make up the famous asterism — Deneb in Cygnus, above Vega, and Altair in Aquila, to the left.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Skywatchers in July also should have a good view of Jupiter and the star Deneb, according to NASA.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2024
Three bright stars, Vega, Deneb, and Altair, form the Summer Triangle grouping, which is split by some of the galaxy’s brightest star clouds.
—Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
The second brightest, Altair, will be to the lower right, and the star Deneb, to the lower left of Vega, will finish off the sides of the triangle.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
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.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023
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Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Find Deneb in Cygnus, above Vega, and Altair in Aquila, to the left.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Find the other two that make up the famous asterism — Deneb in Cygnus, above Vega, and Altair in Aquila, to the left.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Skywatchers in July also should have a good view of Jupiter and the star Deneb, according to NASA.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2024
Three bright stars, Vega, Deneb, and Altair, form the Summer Triangle grouping, which is split by some of the galaxy’s brightest star clouds.
—Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
The second brightest, Altair, will be to the lower right, and the star Deneb, to the lower left of Vega, will finish off the sides of the triangle.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
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.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 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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