Deneb (labeled "1" above) is Cygnus' best-known star and the first point of light when you locate the constellation from Cassiopeia. Amazingly, even though it appears dimmer than many other major ...

Ursa Major is visible all year round from ... is a group of stars in a simple cross shape. The other stars in the constellation of Cygnus are extensions of this cross shape. 2.

The star, marked with four long diffraction spikes, is in our own galaxy. It's just 7,109 light-years away from Earth. The galaxy, named NGC 4900, lies about 45 million light-years from Earth.