Aquila, the Eagle Archives — StarDate Online

Tarazed

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Tarazed

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Pushing away a bright star

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Altair

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A young eagle in the summer sky

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SS 433

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A “micro-quasar” in the eagle

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Doomed Stars

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Doomed stars with a bright future

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White Dwarfs

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Squeezing the heart of a star

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Speedy Altair

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A close neighbor that moves fast

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Altair

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A star that’s in the prime of life

The brightest star in Aquila is Altair, “the eagle,” a white star that is about 17 light-years from Earth. Altair