What constellations are Altair and Vega?

The Chinese name of Cowherd Star is Heguji; It combines with several other stars to form a constellation called Skyhawk. The Chinese name of Vega is Vega No.1; It and several other stars form a constellation called Lyra.

On the east bank of the Milky Way, far away from Vega, there is a bright star slightly darker than her, which is the alpha star of Altair and Aquila. Look, this is the map of Aquila. The ancient Greeks imagined it as an eagle flying in the night sky, and Altair was the heart of the eagle.

The apparent magnitude of Altair is 0.77m, which is the twelfth bright star in the whole day. Its connection with the beta and gamma stars of Aquila points to Vega. In ancient China, the beta star and the gamma star were regarded as two children carried by a cowherd on a pole, and he was struggling to catch up with Vega. Unfortunately, the cruel queen mother tore off the golden hairpin on her head and welcomed the sky with one move. In an instant, a Tianhe fell from the sky, which almost separated the two lovers forever.

Legend has it that their experience touched God, and they were allowed to meet once a year on the seventh day of July. Every day, all the magpies in the world come to the edge of the Milky Way and build a magpie bridge for the couple to cross the river.

In fact, this is just people's good wishes. Altair and Vega are 0/6 light years away from us. Even without the galactic barrier, if they want to see each other, they can only dream! On the seventh day of July every year, there is a half moon floating near the Milky Way, so we can't see the Milky Way by moonlight. The ancients thought that the Milky Way disappeared at this time, and the cowherd and the weaver girl met at this time.