Constellation of Lyra the Harp. Vega is the bright star and the double star to the left of Vega is Epsilon Lyrae. The colourful small group below it is the sparse star cluster Stephenson 1 surrounding the stars Delta1 and Delta2 Lyrae. The globular cluster Messier 56 is just in the lower left corner. Photographed from southern Alberta, Canada on 14 May 2023.

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