Qixi Festival
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The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang in Chinese mythology. The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of t
Qixi offerings from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau at the Hong Kong Museum of History
Ladies on the 'Night of Sevens' Pleading for Skills by Ding Guanpeng, 1748
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
Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.
Direct image of Altair, taken with the CHARA array
Altair