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= ØDeneb  = = My stars constellation is Cygnus. = =  =

=The distance from the Earth to Deneb is estimated to be about 1500 light years away. = = =

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Save an image of your star to the desktop of the computer you are using. Click on the image above, then click on the small picture of a tree in the editor above. Where it says "Upload New File" click browse then select your photo from the menu that comes up. Click "Upload". Double click on your picture when it appears under insert file. You may have to resize your picture.

About Cygnus
In the winter night sky look for a straight-ish line with a crooked line crossing it.

The mythology behind Cygnus is that Achilles was left by Pisces on a beach as a baby to die and Cygnis the swan came and saved him by picking him up and taking him away from the beach.Then when Achilles grew up and got married he murdered his wife by stabbing her through the heart. then eventually Achilles got stabbed by some other dude in a battle.

Parallax (A way to measure distance in space)
(Explain parallax in your own words) 1. Look at your star from 2 different places 2.measure the difference the star appeared to move. 3.convert the distance of the apparent move. (Type out how you converted your parallax angle to distance for your star)