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on a dark night.
• Summer Triangle: Vega, Deneb, Altair
• And, although we can't see directly into the heart of the galaxy (there's too much gas and dust in the way), it's possible to imagine making a journey of 30,000 light-years to the galaxy's core. If we did that - according to modern-day astronomers - we would encounter the black hole at the galaxy's heart.
• The almost full moon aligns with the general direction of the center of the Milky Way galaxy tonight, but it's best to view this star-rich section of the sky on a dark, moonless night!
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