A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega.
Small but prominent constellation of the northern hemisphere, representing the lyre of Orpheus. Its brightest star is Vega.
Epsilon Lyrae, the “double double”, is a system of four gravitationally linked stars. Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing binary. The Ring nebula, M57, is a planetary nebula.