1 00:00:02,202 --> 00:00:05,338 HELLO STARSHINES, AS WE ENTER JUNE, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF 2 00:00:05,338 --> 00:00:10,510 THE CONSTELLATIONS THAT MAKES UP THE SUMMER TRIANGLE THE MUSICAL MINI: LYRA THE HARP. 3 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:15,081 HIT THE SKIES ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK, A COUPLE HOURS AFTER SUNSET. IF YOU LOOK EAST YOU WILL SEE THE 4 00:00:15,081 --> 00:00:20,687 STARS OF LYRA RISING AT THE TOP OF THE SUMMER TRIANGLE, IT S SMALL, SO LET S GET A CLOSER LOOK. 5 00:00:20,687 --> 00:00:23,723 THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN LYRA IS VEGA; A BLUE-WHITE STAR, 6 00:00:23,723 --> 00:00:26,926 25 LIGHT YEARS FROM EARTH. TRAVELING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE FROM VEGA, 7 00:00:26,926 --> 00:00:29,162 WE HAVE FOUR STARS FORMING A PARALLELOGRAM, 8 00:00:29,162 --> 00:00:34,534 THEY ARE ZETA LYRAE, DELTA LYRAE AND THE TWO ON THE FAR END ARE, SULAFAT AND SHELIAK. 9 00:00:34,534 --> 00:00:38,671 LYRA IS SAID TO BELONG TO APOLLO AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN TO ORPHEUS. 10 00:00:38,671 --> 00:00:44,210 ORPHEUS WAS SO SKILLED AT PLAYING THE HARP, THAT THE MUSIC WAS SAID TO CHARM ANY-ONE WHO HEARD IT. 11 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:47,714 LYRA SITS INSIDE THE AREA OF THE SUMMER TRIANGLE WITH STARS DENEB 12 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:50,283 AND ALTAIR! LEARN MORE ABOUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE! 13 00:00:50,283 --> 00:00:54,283 KEEP LOOKING UP!