July 7 is Tanabata, the Star Festival based on the romantic tale of two celestial lovers, Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). It seems that I have to warn Altair. If he is complacent thinking ...

Their hope is that a reply from Altair 16.7 light years from Earth could conceivably arrive around now, given the relative proximity of the star system ... identified with Vega in the ...

Nearby, you'll see the other two bright stars in the Triangle: magnitude 1.3 Deneb to Vega's lower left, and magnitude 0.8 Altair to Vega's lower right. Vega will be the key, as shower meteors ...

On the 13th and 14th, Venus passes south of the faint but lovely Beehive star cluster. In September the Summer Triangle of Vega (west), Deneb (east), and Altair (south) reaches its highest point ...

CD: Altair & Vega; Frozen Lake; Divertimento (The Professor & The Student); Midnight Stone; Invisible Wing; The Forever Variations; Bach Chorale from Cantata BWV 147. DVD: Divertimento (The Professor ...