Aquila (constellation)
Constellation near the celestial equator
Aquila (constellation)
Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for 'eagle'. Some sources claim it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greco-Roman mythology, while others say it was the bird that Zeus ordered to attack Prometheus. Aquila's brightest star, Altair, is one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism. The constellation is located along the Milky Way. Because of this location, many clusters and nebulae are found within its borders.
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