FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:
Today’s stargazing lesson: Finding the “Summer Triangle.” If skies are clear, step outside at 10 p.m. The bright star nearest the zenith (straight up) is Vega (top in photo, left). Move your gaze east to the next star of similar brightness. That’s Deneb, (left) toward which our solar system is rushing as it circles the Milky Way galaxy. Next move your eyes toward the south, to the next bright star – Altair (right). Together they form a right triangle, with Vega at the 90-degree point