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The image on the right was created using optical interferometry: the light from four telescopes was combined to produce this image of Altair’s surface.
Image credit: Ming Zhao. More info: bit.ly/altairvsmodel
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Find out more about this incredibly bright -and fast - star in this edition of NASA's Night Sky Notes!
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The NASA Night Sky Network provides monthly articles featuring the latest stargazing and NASA news to share with your organization's readership. Sign up here to get an email notification when each new edition is released, or check back here around the 20th of each month. Download the latest article below.
The image on the right was created using optical interferometry: the light from four telescopes was combined to produce this image of Altair’s surface.
Image credit: Ming Zhao. More info: bit.ly/altairvsmodel
Print and screen optimized versions of this image are available; see details below.
September 2020 Edition
Summer Triangle Corner: Altair
Updated August 15, 2020
Altair is the final stop on our trip around the Summer Triangle! Altair might be the most unusual of the three stars of the Triangle, due to its great speed: this star spins so rapidly that it appears “squished.”Summer Triangle Corner: Altair
Updated August 15, 2020
Find out more about this incredibly bright -and fast - star in this edition of NASA's Night Sky Notes!
Download Word Document
Download PDF
Download Finder Guide for Altair
Print Version (JPG)
Web Version (JPG)
Download Altair Surface Image
Print Version (JPG)
Web Version (JPG)
Download All Files for Article - ZIP
Attribution text:
This article is distributed by the NASA Night Sky Network, a coalition of hundreds of astronomy clubs across the US dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, stargazing info and more.
Logo
Click on the image below to download Night Sky Network identifiers for your article:
Note: The What's Up This Month video will be posted below on the 1st of each month.
Find daily observing tips and tools on the Night Sky Planner page.
The Louis Cruls Astronomy Club often posts translations of these articles in Portuguese shortly after each edition is released to their Facebook Page. The NSN extends our thanks for their awesome work!
Please Help Us Help You!
We rely on you to report the use of these articles so we can continue providing them to the community. Please take 2 minutes to let us know each time you use one of these articles. Thank you!
