Aquila (constellation)
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Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for 'eagle', and what it represents is mixed; some say it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Ro
The constellation Aquila as it can be seen by the naked eye.
Aquila from Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars, dated 1009-10
IRAS 19024+0044 is a protoplanetary nebula in Aquila.
Aquila, with the now-obsolete figure of Antinous, as depicted by Sidney Hall in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London around 1825. At left is Delphinus.
Altair
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Altair is the brightest star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila and the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Aquilae, which is Latinised from α Aquilae an
Aquila (constellation)
…Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology, while others say it was the bird that Zeus ordered to attack Prometheus. Aquila's brightest star, Altair, is one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism. The constellation Aquila is best seen in the northern summer, as it is located along the Milky Way…
Direct image of Altair, taken with the CHARA array
Altair