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Aquila (constellation)
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Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology.
The constellation Aquila as it can be seen by the naked eye.
The constellation Aquila as it can be seen by the naked eye.
IRAS 19024+0044 is a protoplanetary nebula in Aquila.
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 arou
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 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 and abbreviated Alpha Aql or α Aql. Altair is an A-type main-sequence star with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.77 and is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism; the other two vertices are marked by Deneb and Vega. It is located at a distance of 16.7 light-years from the Sun. Altair is currently in the G-cloud—a nearby interstellar cloud, an accumulation of gas and dust.
Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.
Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.
Direct image of Altair, taken with the CHARA array
Direct image of Altair, taken with the CHARA array
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