Gaze at the night sky enough, and you'll begin to find all kinds of geometric patterns among the stars. Points are easy; so are lines connecting two stars. Another easy pattern is a triangle, since ...

The nights surrounding Aug. 29 are a great time to spot the stars of the famous 'Summer Triangle' asterism, bisected by the glowing band of the Milky Way, with an early-setting crescent moon providing ...

The Summer Triangle asterism, composed of Altair, Vega, and Deneb, is prominent in the southwestern sky around midnight. The Summer Triangle encompasses a large area (415 square degrees) rich in Milky ...

The Summer Triangle is now sinking in the west late in the evening as the winter constellations prepare to take over the sky. Look west around 10 P.M. local daylight time and you can still see the ...