How to Find Aquila the Eagle Constellation

Aquila is an ancient constellation that is fairly easy to find if you know what to look for. Its bright star Altair makes up part of the asterism called the Summer Triangle, so if you can find this pattern, you can find Aquila. Learn more about the star pattern and how to find this constellation.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Learn the Sky Intro
0:40 - Introduction to Aquila the Eagle Constellation
3:27 - Star Pattern and Map of Aquila
5:41 - Using the Summer Triangle to find Aquila
7:31 - Practice Finding Aquila
9:52 - Get more practice finding Aquila
11:24 - Review Aquila
13:04 - Photo Attributes

Photo Credits:
Aquila Map by International Astronomical Union: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) - [1], CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15406065
Summer Triangle wide field view: By NASA, ESACredit: A. Fujii - spacetelescope.org/images/heic0720c/, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7016374

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