First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...

The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains Vega, one of the brightest stars in the Pottsville night sky. As soon as it gets dark enough after sunset, look for the brightest star you can see ...

The Summer Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.

Each of these stars is the brightest in their own three respective constellations. The highest and brightest star is Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra the Harp.