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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, October 18 – 26

Friday, Oct. 18 • Vega is the brightest star high in the west after dark. To its lower right by 14° (nearly a fist and a half at arm’s length), look for Eltanin, the nose of Draco the Dragon. The rest of Draco’s fainter, lozenge-shaped head is a little farther behind. Draco always eyes Vega. The main stars of Vega’s own constellation, Lyra — quite faint by comparison — extend […]

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