Vega rising

observation

She witnessed a bright light rising up through the trees and then resting in place in the sky. She pointed out the light and suggested we take a picture. I recognized the star Vega in the constellation Lyra, but she insisted it moved into place like a hellicopter. I believe her.

Iceland (Wikipedia) Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant]) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is linked culturally and politically with Europe and is the region’s most sparsely populated country. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country’s roughly 380,000 residents. The official language of the country is Icelandic.

Vega (Wikipedia) Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only 25 light-years (7.7 parsecs) from the Sun, and one of the most luminous stars in the Sun’s neighborhood. It is the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus.