Altair; the Cowherd star
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Altair; the Cowherd star
The common name for the star Altair (Alpha Aquilae). It is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and is famous for being part of the 'Qixi' (Chinese Valentine's Day) legend, representing the cowherd separated from the weaver girl (Vega). In astronomy, it is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism.
Zài在
qī七
xī夕
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
，
niú牛
láng郎
xīng星
yǔ与
zhī织
nǚ女
xīng星
gé隔
yín银
hé河
xiāng相
wàng望
。
In the Qixi legend, the Cowherd star and the Weaver Girl star gaze at each other across the Milky Way.
Tiān天
yīng鹰
zuò座
zhōng中
zuì最
liàng亮
de的
xīng星
jiù就
shì是
niú牛
láng郎
xīng星
。
The brightest star in the constellation Aquila is Altair.
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Xià夏
yè夜
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
qīng清
xī晰
de地
kàn看
dào到
niú牛
láng郎
xīng星
。
On summer nights, we can clearly see Altair.
Niú牛
láng郎
xīng星
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
jù具
yǒu有
zhòng重
yào要
de的
xiàng象
zhēng征
yì意
yì义
。
Altair holds significant symbolic meaning in traditional Chinese culture.