Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.

This fan-favorite double star at the head of Cygnus the swan shows off stunning contrasting colors through a telescope.

Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is the brightest northerly star. It ...

Summer’s brightest stars appear, echoing these Earth-bound lights, beginning around 9:20 p.m. through mid-month.

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...

Stargazing in July hopefully promises warm nights in Wyoming. The highlight of July evenings is the prominent band of the ...

The trio of stars within the Summer Triangle each belong to different constellations: Altair to Aquila; Deneb to Cygnus; and Vega to Lyra. Constellation vs asterism?

The name Deneb is derived from the Arabic dhaneb, meaning tail, and Deneb is the tail of Cygnus the swan. The body and long neck of the swan follow the Milky Way toward the south to Alberio, the ...

Here is Deneb, the star tail of the great swan Constellation Cygnus and the head star of the Northern Cross. This magnitude 1.38 star is, along with Vega and Altair, one of the vertices that form ...

Finally, the faintest of the triangle is Deneb, located in the tail of the celestial swan Cygnus. Deneb lies some 12,000 trillion miles (around 2,000 light-years) away.

One of the brightest stars in Cygnus, Deneb, with two other bright stars in the night sky form the big Summer Triangle. Can you find it?

As one of the brightest stars in the constellation Cygnus, Deneb forms what astronomers call the "Summer Triangle." Here's where to find it and what we know about the moon's phases in July.