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Encyclopedia Britannica



LYRA (" The Harp ")

This article appears in Volume V17, Page 177 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LUP-MAL
LYRA (" The Harp ") , in astronomy, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, mentioned by Eudoxus (4th
century
  B.C.) and
Aratus
  (3rd
century
  B.C.).
Ptolemy
  catalogued 10 stars in this constellation; Tycho Brahe 11 and Hevelius 17. a Lyrae or Vega, is the second brightest
star
  in the northern hemisphere, and notable for the whiteness of its light, which is about loo times that of the sun. The name " vega " is a remnant of an Arabic phrase meaning " falling eagle," " Altair," or a Aquilae, is the similar remnant of " flying eagle." e Lyrae is a multiple
star
 , separated by the naked eye or by a small
telescope
  into two stars; these are each resolved into two stars by a 3"
telescope
 , while a more powerful
instrument
  (4") reveals three smaller stars between the two pairs. i3 Lyrae and R. Lyrae are short period variables. There is the famous ring or
annular
  nebula, M. 57 Lyrae, in the middle of which is a very faint star, which is readily revealed by photography; and also the meteoric swarm named the Lyrids, which appear in
April
  and have their radiant in this constellation (see METEOR).


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