AQUILA, in Astronomy

[Lat.,=the eagle], equatorial constellation located N of Sagittarius and Capricornus, lying partly in the Milky Way. It is sometimes depicted as an eagle. It contains the bright star Altair (Alpha Aquilae) and the pulsating variable star Eta Aquilae. The brightest nova ever seen occurred in Aquila in 1918. Other novas were observed in Aquila in 389 and 1899; two were observed there in 1936. Aquila reaches its highest point in the evening sky in late August.

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books on: Aquila in Astronomy  - 49 results

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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...Coalsack, and can be traced south through Aquila into Ophiuchus, where it broadens out...observing site of the * National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Green Bank Telescope GBT...100 O 110 m, at the * National Radio Astronomy Observatory site in Green Bank, West...
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Sharing the Sky: A Parent's and Teacher's Guide to Astronomy
Book by David H. Levy, Larry A. Lebofsky, Nancy R. Lebofsky; Perseus Publishing, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Study And Teaching (Elementary)
...145 Apennine Mountains, 141 Aquarius, 47 Aquila, 43 Archimedes, 141 , 169 Arcturus, 12 Arganauts...Aspects of shy, 10 -21 Astrofest, 109 -110 Astronomy magazine, 158 , 169 Astronomy to Go , 111 -112 Atlai scarp, 140 Auriga...
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Popular Astronomy: Being the New Descriptive Astronomy
Book by Joel Dorman Steele; American Book Company, 1899
Subjects: Astronomy
...Ecliptic , Lyra is on the meridian, Cygnus, the Dolphin, and Aquila are just to the east; while to the west are Taurus Poniatowskii...and Libra just setting. North of the Ecliptic , Cygnus and Aquila are on the meridian; the Dolphin is just east of it, and far...
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy
Book by Lucien Rudaux, G. Vaucouleurs De, F. L. Whipple; Prometheus Press, 1962
Subjects: Astronomy
...ACTIC LONGI TUDE DISTANCE AND EXTENT TOTAL ABSORPTION PHOTOG. MAGS. LIGHT YEARS PARSECS Aquila 10 420-880 1300-5000 130-270 400-1500 1.1 about 4 Aquila 15 1600 500 2 Ophiuchus 350 6500 650 2000 200 3.5 In addition to these large dark nebulae...
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Astronomy and Cosmogony
Book by Sir James H. Jeans; The University Press, 1928
Subjects: Astronomy, Cosmogony, Stars
...latitudes are measured from this plane and galactic longitudes from the point in the plane of right ascension 18 h. 40 m. in Aquila . Recent investigations have revealed two deficiences in Kapteyns scheme. It fails to represent the distribution of stars beyond...
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magazine articles on: Aquila in Astronomy  - 2 results

 
 
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Not Dead Yet
Magazine article by Charles Liu; Natural History, Vol. 114, July 2005
Subjects: Astrology, Astronomy, Constellations
...arrow, is an ancient constellation in its own right. Its stars form a diminutive but distinct flechette, sandwiched between Aquila, the eagle, and Vulpecula, the fox. According to some versions of sky lore, Sagittarius accidentally shot the wayward Sagitta...
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Naming Rights
Magazine article by Neil Degrasse Tyson; Natural History, Vol. 112, February 2003
Subjects: Centuries, History, Innovations
...But there are unusual things, too-astronomy Monopoly, Saturn-shaped salt-and...became as much works of art as tools of astronomy. An astrolabe projects the domed heavens...the brightest star in the constellation Aquila; and the variable star Algol (Al...


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NIGHT SKY FOR AUGUST: Lie Back and Sweep the Fading Summer Sky; There's Lots to See in August Including the Spectacular Ring Nebula in the Constellation of Lyra, Reports Birmingham Astronomical Society
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 30, 2005
...familiar Summer Triangle with Altair in Aquila and Vega in Lyra completing the trio...a meteor a minute. If you are new to astronomy or reviving a youthful interest - come...on our website at: www.birmingham-astronomy .co.uk Object M57, or the famous...
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No Stars in Eyes of Gazers: Amateur Astronomers Complain That 'Light Pollution' in Metro Area Is Blocking Heavenly Views of Firmament
Newspaper article by Kim Asch; The Washington Times, August 25, 1998
...Asch Members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club have a noble mission: to introduce...at the Big Dipper, Cygnus the Swan, Aquila the Eagle and other starry silhouettes...after it." It was her early interest in astronomy that pointed Miss Mastej toward a career...
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`Starquake' Effects Reach Earth: Energy Matches 300 Years of Sun
Newspaper article by Ruth Larson; The Washington Times, September 30, 1998
...The star is 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila (Eagle). A light-year is the distance light travels in...its that big a deal," said James Cordes, professor of astronomy at Cornell University. The burst marks the first time that...


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encyclopedia articles on: Aquila in Astronomy  - 2 results

 
 
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Aquila , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AQUILA , in astronomy Lat.,=the eagle, equatorial constellation located...Eta Aquilae. The brightest nova ever seen occurred in Aquila in 1918. Other novas were observed in Aquila in 389 and 1899; two were observed there in 1936. Aquila...
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Milky Way
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Cross), Sagittarius (where it is brightest), Scorpius, Aquila, Cygnus, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Auriga, and Gemini. In...Carina in the southern sky. With the development of radio astronomy, scientists have extended a nearly complete map of the spiral...


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