Aquila is a constellation found in the northern celestial hemisphere, near the celestial equator, during summer. The name comes from the Latin word aquila, meaning eagle. It is the 22nd largest constellation in the sky and is best seen in the south in late summer, especially in September around 9:00 p.m. The right ascension of Aquila is 20 hours, its declination is 5 degrees and it is visible between latitudes 85 and -75 degrees (Dolan). Two meteor showers are linked to Aquila, the June Aquilids and the Epsilon Aquilids. Aquila was originally cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century and contains six major stars ("Aquila Constellation"). Altair (Alpha Aquilae) is the brightest star in Aquila and the 12th brightest star in the sky. Its name is derived from the Arabic expression an-nasr at-ta'ir, meaning "flying eagle". Altaïr is the southern star of the Summer Triangle asterism, which also includes the star Deneb, of the constellation Cygnus, as the northeastern apex of the triangle and the star Vega, in Lyra (the harp), as the northwest summit. Altaïr is a white star located approximately seventeen light years from Earth ("Aquila, the Eagle"). Although it is the seventh brightest star in Aquila, Alshain was chosen to be Beta Aquilae by Johann Bayer, a celestial cartographer, and takes its name from the Perso-Arabic word aš-šāhīn, meaning "the hawk" . The second brightest star in Aquila is Tarazed (Gamma Aquilae), whose name comes from the Persian expression šāhin tarāzu, meaning "the scales" or "the ray of the balance". The stars Epsilon Aquilae and Zeta Aquilae encompass Aquila's tail. Together, these stars are called Deneb el Okab, meaning "the eagle's tail" in Arabic. In order to meet the middle of paper...they were deeply in love, their parents did not approve and largely forbade the marriage. Desperate to prevent their separation, Adrastos built Katapeltis to project himself and Lena into the stars, where they could spend eternity together. After successfully completing his creation, Adrastos quickly went to collect Lena late at night, when the stars shone brightest. As fate would have it, Lena's parents, noticing her absence, sent Lena's uncle Artamos to kill Adrastos. As Adrastos prepared to launch himself among the stars after propelling Lena safely into the sky, Artamos found him and violently slaughtered him. Zeus, taking pity on the unfortunate lover, placed Katapeltis among the stars as a memorial to the broken love. Katapeltis shines forever in the night sky next to Lena, who can be seen crying every night for her abandoned former lover..