Eyes on the Sky: June 25 thru July 1

Vega is a bright star easily found and seen in the eastern sky in summer evenings even from city locations, and it anchors the constellation Lyra the Harp. But do you know the story of Lyra, which was a lyre played by the Greek mythological character of Orpheus? Find out in this week's "Astronomy Theatre"! Learn some easy to spot binocular and telescopic objects in Lyra, such as Delta Lyrae, or download the handy Lyra star chart at www.eyesonthesky.com. The revolution of the Moon around Earth means our natural satellite stops by some other celestial objects, starting with Mars, moving to Saturn, and ending the week near Antares in Scorpius. And finally, don't miss the evening appearance of Mercury near the stars of Gemini, and the morning apparitions of Jupiter and Venus near Aldebaran in Taurus.

See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky," astronomy made easy.

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[Vytautas Drazdauskas]

You need some sleep. I can see it from your eyes ;)

[eyesontheskyDOTcom]

When you have a couple of teenage daughters, there's bound to be days and/or weeks when you can't help but be tired. I have some vacation this week, so I've caught up on a bit of sleep since then. ;-)

[OneDarkSky]

Another great production, Dave! I especially enjoyed the theatrical bits. I always said that astronomy videos needed more women in togas. Glad someone is finally listening!!!

Keep up the awesome work, and I'll keep sharing wherever and whenever I can!

[eyesontheskyDOTcom]

Thank you Robb - and everyone go check out the site OneDarkSky too! Robb has some great astronomy and light pollution reduction ideas on his site.

[blobrana]

Good upload.

There are some good challenging, and easy for beginner, sights in Lyra - which makes it one of my favourite constellations. 

[eyesontheskyDOTcom]

Indeed it is - Vega makes is simple for most people to spot, and because the main stars are so close, much of it is easy to explore with a telescope or binoculars.

[eyesontheskyDOTcom]

Thanks Chris!!

[eyesontheskyDOTcom]

Hehe... yeah, my small tribute to the Python guys.

[eyesontheskyDOTcom]

Thanks Jim - found your article, and then found the "ships" last night. Very cool!!

[eyesontheskyDOTcom]

You're welcome, and thank you for watching!

[blobrana]

Ships of Sheliak? Cool, i'll have to hunt them out. BTW, 'Sheliak ships' (not wedge shaped) also appear in Star Trek.