1 00:00:01,868 --> 00:00:09,542 DON'’’T BE OBTUSE STAR GAZERS, THIS WEEK I TRACE DOMINGUEZ WILL HELP YOU FIND THREE 2 00:00:09,542 --> 00:00:14,014 CONSTELLATIONS THANKS TO ONE ASTERISM -- THERE'’’S NO SPECIAL ANGLE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRI ! 3 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:18,118 HIT THE DARKNESS AROUND 1 AM AND LOOK FOR VEGA IN THE EAST. 4 00:00:18,118 --> 00:00:22,022 VEGA IS THE BRIGHTEST AND BLUEST OF THE THREE STARS THAT MAKE UP THE SUMMER TRIANGLE, 5 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:26,126 NEXT IS ALTAIR DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT OF VEGA. IT SHINES WITH A STARK WHITE LIGHT, 6 00:00:26,126 --> 00:00:29,529 AND FINALLY DENEB IS UP AND TO THE LEFT OF ALTAIR. DENEB IS THE FAINTEST OF THE THREE! 7 00:00:29,529 --> 00:00:32,999 THE SUMMER TRIANGLE IS AN ASTERISM, NOT A CONSTELLATION IN FACT, 8 00:00:32,999 --> 00:00:35,535 THESE THREE STARS ARE PART OF THREE DIFFERENT CONSTELLATIONS! 9 00:00:35,535 --> 00:00:39,005 VEGA IS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF LYRA THE HARP, 10 00:00:39,005 --> 00:00:41,408 ALTAIR IS THE NECK OF AQUILA THE EAGLE, AND DENEB IS THE TAIL OF CYGNUS THE SWAN. 11 00:00:43,977 --> 00:00:48,081 THESE CONSTELLATIONS AND THE TRIANGLE ARE OUT EVERY NIGHT ALL SUMMER, SO PRACTICE SPOTTING IT. 12 00:00:48,081 --> 00:00:50,750 REMEMBER, IF AT FIRST YOU DON'’’T SUCCEED, TRI, TRI AGAIN 13 00:00:50,750 --> 00:00:51,518 KEEP LOOKIN'’’ UP!