Observation: 10/23/10

This is the constellation of Lyra, as seen from outside the community center in my neighborhood at around 8:40 PM. The constellation was in the southern sky, about 70 degrees up. The brightest star in the photo is Vega, the alpha star of the constellation. The star to the upper right of that is Epsilon Lyrae, or "the Double Double." Only two of its components can be seen here though, as discerning all 4 stars would require a telescope. The star in the bottom left is Gamma Lyrae, and just to the right of that (although not visible here) would be M57, the Ring Nebula.