How to Find Cygnus the Swan Constellation

Cygnus the Swan Constellation, also sometimes called the Northern Cross (as an asterism), is a beautiful star pattern to find in the summer months. It is part of the summer triangle asterism. The bright star Deneb, along with Vega and Altair, are the three stars the make up the summer triangle. If you can identify these stars, you can find Cygnus this way. Cygnus also sits within the Milky Way Galaxy. Be sure to look for this brilliant constellation in the summer sky.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction and Overview of Cygnus the Swan
3:00 - Star pattern of Cygnus
4:11 - Practice finding Cygnus
6:51 - More practice finding Cygnus using the Summer Triangle
8:33 - Celestial Objects of Cygnus
11:11 - Review of Cygnus
12:53 - Photo Attributes

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