Lyra / Lyr
Lyra
Bright Vega makes little Lyra noticeable even before its fainter stars emerge. Beyond a simple parallelogram lie a multiple system and the shell of a star that has finished its ordinary life.
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Ophiuchus / Oph
Ophiuchus
Near Scorpius, bright clouds meet almost black dust. In Ophiuchus, an apparently empty part of a photograph is often the most revealing.
Orion / Ori
Orion
Three stars in a row are only the beginning. Beyond Orion's familiar Belt lies a vast region where stars are born inside clouds of gas and dust.
Pegasus / Peg
Pegasus
The Great Square of Pegasus helps you navigate the autumn sky. From its four prominent corners, explore Andromeda, an ancient star cluster and the star that began a new era in the search for exoplanets.
Perseus / Per
Perseus
Two stellar islands side by side in the sky. In Perseus, compare a constellation's pattern with real groups of young stars.
Sagittarius / Sgr
Sagittarius
The Milky Way's light rises above the spout of the celestial Teapot. This direction leads toward one of our Galaxy's richest stellar landscapes.
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