The Summer Triangle over the Great Wall
			
		
		
			Image Credit & Copyright:  
Steed Yu & NightChina.net
		
		
			Have you ever seen the 
Summer Triangle?
The bright stars 
Vega, 
Deneb, and 
Altair form a large triangle on the sky 
that can be seen rising in the northern spring during the morning, and 
rising in the northern fall during the evening. 
During summer months, the 
triangle can be found nearly overhead near midnight as three of 
the brightest stars on the sky. 
Featured here, along with the arch of the central band of our 
Milky Way Galaxy, the 
Summer Triangle 
asterism was captured this spring 
over the Great Wall of China.
This part of the Great Wall, 
a World Culture Heritage Site, 
was built during the 
6th century on the 
Yan Mountains.
At the summit is 
Wangjinglou Tower 
from which, on a clear night, the lights of 
Beijing 
are visible in the distance.