Space It's a great time to see the Cygnus constellation – here's how You can currently see Cygnus and its lovely stars, including stunning double star Albireo, from almost anywhere in the world ...

I like to think of our next target, the constellation of Aquila, the eagle, as a little sister to Cygnus: it is also named after a bird, has a similar cross shape and sits next to Cygnus in the sky.

The Greek constellation names don’t stray far from ancient Greek mythology. No less than 20 of the 88 names have a strong tie to mythology and even many of the animals also tie in mythology ...

The Cygnus Wall, if you use your imagination, somewhat resembles Central America and Mexico. It is a region of vigorous star formation with lots of hydrogen and sulfur, which produce the reddish ...