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SUMMER ALMANAC
Land Between The Lakes provides some of the best opportunities for stargazing in the region, offering a clear view of the celestial landscape above. A visit to LBL's Golden Pond Planetarium offers fantastic opportunities to learn about stars, galaxies and planets, but with a little guidance, you can take your own tour of the night sky. Just take a little time and glance upward. Here's what you'll see on summer evenings:
On summer evenings at sunset, Vega is the brightest star near the zenith. The constellation Cygnus, which includes the prominent stars that make up the Northern Cross, lies east of Vega along the highest part of the Milky Way. The Summer Triangle consists of Vega, Altair, which is in the constellation Aquila, the Eagle, and Deneb, which is the head of the Swan (Cygnus the Swan). Arcturus is the reddish star that is also high in the sky to the west.
Summer evenings reveal the bright star Spica, which lies toward the southwest in the constellation Virgo, the Virgin. You'll find the right reddish star Antares in the constellation Scorpius, the Scorpion toward the south. The stars of Scorpius wind a great distance across the summer sky. You will see the constellation Sagittarius, the Archer, to the east of Scorpius. Sagittarius appears higher in the sky the farther south you are, giving an excellent view of the beautiful star clouds in the direction of the center of the Milky Way.
Join us on Saturday evenings during the summer for our Summer Nights program at the Golden Pond Planetarium and experience the beauty of the summer night sky at LBL.
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