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Constellation: Lyra

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Constellation: Lyramark2026-05-21T11:03:12+01:00

M57 Ring Nebula
Planetary Nebula

NGC 6702 / NGC 6703

Lyra the Lyre

NGC 6743 Open Cluster

M56 Globular Cluster

NGC 6791 Open Cluster

NGC 6765 Planetary Nebula

V0594 Lyr, eclipsing binary

Epsilon Lyrae, double-double star

Delta1 / delta2 Lyrae and Stephenson 1

Abell 46, Planetary Nebula

Pat Devine ASERO

Mike Christie ASERO

Robert Arnold ASERO TR filter

NGC 6702 / 6703 Randall Stevenson 2026-05-14 eVscope 2

From Wikipedia:

Lyra (Latin for 'lyre', from Ancient Greek: λύρα; pronounced: /ˈlaɪrə/ LY-rə) is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the modern 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Lyra was often represented on star maps as a vulture or an eagle carrying a lyre, and hence is sometimes referred to as Vultur Cadens or Aquila Cadens ("Falling Vulture" or "Falling Eagle"), respectively. Beginning at the north, Lyra is bordered by Draco, Hercules, Vulpecula, and Cygnus. Lyra is nearly overhead in temperate northern latitudes shortly after midnight at the start of summer. From the equator to about the 40th parallel south it is visible low in the northern sky during the same (thus winter) months.

Vega, Lyra's brightest star, is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and forms a corner of the famed Summer Triangle asterism. Beta Lyrae is the prototype of a class of binary stars known as Beta Lyrae variables. These binary stars are so close to each other that they become egg-shaped and material flows from one to the other. Epsilon Lyrae, known informally as the Double Double, is a complex multiple star system. Lyra also hosts the Ring Nebula, the second-discovered and best-known planetary nebula.

NGC 6743 Mark Phillips / ASERO

M56 Globular Cluster, Mark Phillips / ASERO

NGC 6791 Open Cluster, Robert Arnold / ASERO

NGC 6791, Neil Martin Seestar S50

NGC 6791 an open cluster in Lyra. Discovered in 1853. 8 billion years old - one of the oldest known open clusters. Mag +9.5. Approx 13.300 ly away.

NGC 6765 Ha OIII David Brett / DaveRO

V0594 Lyr, Pat Devine / Tycho

V0594 Lyr, Mark Phillips / ASTAP

https://wfxhqv.infiniteuploads.cloud/2026/05/V0594-Lyr-animation.mp4

Poor seeing and windy at the end so final data points are no good.

Epsilon Lyrae double double, M. Phillips, 250mm f4.8 Newtonian

Epsilon Lyrae, Neil Martin Seestar S50

Delta Lyrae and Stephenson 1 cluster, Pat Devine

Abell 46, D. Brett / DaveRO

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