Summer constellation _ summer constellation data

What famous constellations can you see in summer?

1, cygnus

Cygnus is one of the northern constellations. At 20 o'clock on September 25 every year, the swan constellation rises to the sky. Summer and autumn are the best time to observe Cygnus. Interestingly, the rise and fall of Cygnus is really like a flying swan: it rises obliquely from the northeast to the sky, and when it reaches the zenith, its head points to the west. When it moves to the northwest, it turns head down, tail up and disappears on the horizon.

2. Lyra

Lyra is one of the most splendid constellations in the northern galaxy, named after its appearance resembling the ancient Greek harp. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer, and one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union.

Lyra is small, but it is not difficult to identify, because its main star Vega is one of the vertices of the "Summer Triangle". Seen clockwise from the north, Lyra is surrounded by Draco, Hercules, Fox and Cygnus. Center position: right ascension 18: 50, declination 36. There are 53 stars in the constellation with visual magnitude greater than 6, and 8 of them have visual magnitude greater than 4.

3. eagle

Aquila, one of the constellations around the ecliptic, is located in the south of Lyra and the north of Sagittarius, mostly in the Milky Way. There are 87 stars in the constellation whose visual magnitude is brighter than 6, of which 13 is brighter than 4.

4. Scorpio people

Scorpio, one of the zodiac signs, the earth moves to Scorpio at10.24-11.22 every year. Located in the southern hemisphere, between Libra in the west and Sagittarius in the east, it is a big constellation near the center of the Milky Way. Latitude changes from +40 degrees to? It is completely visible between 90 degrees.

Scorpio is the most conspicuous constellation in summer. There are many bright stars in it, and there are more than 20 brighter than 4m. Scorpio is big and bright, with many stars, which can be said to be the representative of the summer night constellation.

5. Sagittarius

Sagittarius is a constellation in the zodiac of the South Zodiac, with an area of 867.43 square degrees, accounting for 2. 103% of the whole day, ranking 15 among the 88 constellations in the whole day. Sagittarius has 65 stars brighter than 5.5, the brightest star is Giussan (Sagittarius ε), and the apparent magnitude is 1.85. Every year on July 7th, Sagittarius Center falls from the sky.

Sagittarius is also a constellation of the zodiac. On a summer night, you can find it south from Altair in the constellation Aquila along the Milky Way. Because the galactic center is in the direction of Sagittarius, this part of the galaxy is the widest and brightest.