Wednesday, June 9, 2010

the harp

Vega, the brightest star of Lyra, the harp, is in the northeast at nightfall. The remains of a star that was once like Vega stand to its lower right: the Ring Nebula. You need a telescope to see the nebula, which is thousands of light-years away.

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill