philip plait, “badastronomyblog”: “i’m sometimes asked what my favorite object in the sky is. i have lots actually, but when i’m out with my telescope under the night sky, i have a secret favorite i always take a look at when it’s up. it’s not some distant galaxy or a bright nebula as you might expect. it’s actually just a star. well, it’s really two stars, which is one of the reasons i like it. the star’s name is albireo, and it’s the head of the swan constellation of cygnus, visible from the northern hemisphere in the summer through early winter. albireo is the loveliest double in the sky”
