- The Perseus Arm is one of two major spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy. The second major arm is called the Scutum�Centaurus Arm. The Perseus Arm begins from the distal end of the long Milky Way central bar. Previously thought to be 13,000 light-years away, it is now thought to lie 6,400 light years from the Solar System.
- Eta Aquilae (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
ETA AQL (Eta Aquilae). Lying almost exactly one degree north of the celestial equator, this quite- wonderful mid-fourth magnitude (nominally 3.90) star in Aquila (the Eagle) glides across the sky just 8 degrees to the south of much brighter first magnitude Altair.