Vega; brightest star in Lyra
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Vega (Alpha Lyrae); the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
The fifth-brightest star in the night sky. In Chinese mythology, it represents the Weaver Girl (织女), separated from her lover the Cowherd (牛郎/牵牛) by the Milky Way. Together with Altair and Deneb, it forms the Summer Triangle.
Zhī织
nǚ女
xīng星
shì是
xià夏
jì季
dà大
sān三
jiǎo角
de的
yī一
bù部
fen分
。
Vega is part of the Summer Triangle.
Zài在
qī七
xī夕
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
，
Zhī织
nǚ女
xīng星
shì是
zhī织
nǚ女
jū居
zhù住
de的
dì地
fang方
。
In the Qixi Festival legend, the star Vega is where the Weaver Girl lives.
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Tiān天
wén文
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
Zhī织
nǚ女
xīng星
zhōu周
wéi围
yǒu有
chén尘
āi埃
pán盘
。
Astronomers have discovered a dust disk surrounding Vega.