Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Mrs. Quads' Favorite Constellation

The small but pretty constellation Delphinus, the dolphin, glides high across the sky on summer nights. You need dark skies to see it. The dolphin is due east at nightfall, a little below the line linking the bright stars Deneb and Altair. It climbs high overhead later on, swimming alongside the faint glow of the Milky Way.

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