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7/13/26 - The Eye of the Eagle

Q-90.1's Backyard Astronomer by Backyard Astronomer - Delta College Public Media

Jul 13, 202600:02:00Science & Medicine

After dusk, look about a third of the way up the eastern sky for a moderately bright star. It’s flanked by two fainter stars above and below it. This is Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle...

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