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The Summer Triangle is an astronomical asterism involving an imaginary triangle drawn on the northern hemisphere's celestial sphere, with its defining vertices at Altair, Deneb, and Vega. This triangle connects the constellations of Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra. It seems that the english term was popularized by British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore in the 1950s, although he certainly did not invent it. Austrian astronomer Oswald Thomas described these stars as "Grosses Dreieck" (Great Triangle) in the late 1920s and "Sommerliches Dreieck" (Summerly Triangle) in 1934, J.J.Littrow described the "conspicuous triangle" in the text of his atlas (1866), and J.E.Bode connected the stars in a map in a book as early as 1816, although without label. The Summer Triangle lies virtually overhead at mid-northern latitudes during the summer months, but can also be seen during spring and autumn. From the southern hemisphere it appears upside down and low in the sky during the winter months.Related topics
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