Lyra (Lyr)
"The Lyre"





Location : RA = 19h15m Dec = +35

Legend : Lyra the Lyre is said to have been the musical instrument of a venerable "Who's Who" in ancient legends, including the following : Hermes, Apollo, Mercury, King Arthur, biblical David, the Greek poet Arion, and Orpheus.

Main Attractions : Vega is the fifth brightest star in the sky and the brightest member of the northern sky asterism, the Summer Triangle. M57 is the perfect example of a planetary nebula, a star explosion in which a ring of material is cast into space. Easy to find and defiantly a must-see!