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Summer Triangle A prominent right triangle of three bright stars, each from a different constellation, that often appears over head in the northern summer as the first visible stars. Deneb, at the head of the Northern Cross (Cygnus), together with Vega and Altair make up a prominent right triangle, which is led across the sky by the brilliant Vega at the right angle. See extended discussion in Emergency Navigation by David Burch.

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