#aljanah

[quiltofstars]

The constellation of Cygnus, the Swan // Ondra Vyhlídal

Click below for an annotated image and some facts about Cygnus and some of its named stars!

Cygnus is one of the most recognizable constellations in the northern hemisphere and one of the original 48 constellation set down by Ptolemy. In Greek mythology, Cygnus is generally seen as the swan that Zeus disguised himself as to seduce Leda, Spartan king Tyndareus's wife, who gave birth to the Gemini twins as well as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.

In order of brightness, the named stars are:

Deneb (α Cygni), a blue supergiant star about 2,000 light years away. It is the brightest star in Cygnus, and is one of the furthest bright stars in the sky. In about 6,700 years, it will also become the north pole star! Its name comes from the Arabic phrase Dhanab al-Dajājah meaning "tail of the hen."

Sadr (γ Cygni) is a yellow-white supergiant star about 1,800 light years away. It is the brightest of a quadruple system of stars. Its name comes from the Arabic word ṣadr meaning "chest."

Aljanah (ε Cygni) is an orange giant star, part of a binary system about 73 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic word al janāħ meaning "the wing."

Fawaris (δ Cygni) is a blue giant star about 165 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic word al-Fawāris meaning "the riders."

Albireo (β Cygni) is a star system consisting of an orange giant and several blue-white giant stars lying about 370 light years away. The origin of its name is unclear, but may be a transcription error in Latin.

Azelfafage (π¹ Cygni) is a blue giant star about 1,700 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic word al-sulaḥfāh meaning "the tortoise."

[nightowldelta]

The constellation of Cygnus, also known as the Swan. Here you can see four prominent stars of that constellation/

Deneb

Sadr

Fawaris

Aljanah

[connorgavinarmy]

Drabble Challenge Day 8: Stars

The Drabble Challenge by: @thedrabblecollective Day 8 Prompt: Stars Fandom: Detroit: Become Human Characters: Captain Allen, Sixty / RK800-60

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“Would you look at that,” Allen gaped at the stars, something rare under Detroit’s light-polluted skies.

His unit was deployed a few miles out of town, only for it to be called off. Bad intel.

Sixty smirked. “The great SWAT captain is dumbfounded by the sky?”

“Not just the sky,” he said, pointing. “Deneb, Albireo.”

Sixty’s eyes followed.

“Sadr, Aljanah, Fawaris. The Northern Cross.”

The android’s LED blinked. “How will knowing asterisms help with missions?”

“It’s not protocol,” Allen grinned, “but it helps you bond with your grumpy android rookie.”

Sixty scoffed, yet quietly logged it as a core memory.

📷 (c) Klemen Vrankar

Constellation Guide, Northern Cross

[morningtou]

bonus art fight of @bogkeep’s ocs whom I love SO MUCH

[rainbirdsky]

Not really in the mood to colour today (I hurt my arm) but... three more of the Nine Stars of Cygnus :v Because it’s been a while since I drew the others.

Pelica (purple), Aljanah (pink) and Azelfafage (blue).

[quiltofstars]

The Veil Nebula (right) // Jeko Jekov

The bright star to the left is Aljanah (ε Cygni), a binary star about 73 light years from Earth. The primary is an orange giant star about the same mass as the Sun, but 11 times larger. The name comes from the Arabic word al janāħ meaning "the wing."

[bogkeep]

i participated in an art switch-up game with my friends, where different people do different stages of a drawing, and holy shit look at this aljanah.

sketch by me, lines by @lookinlikeaking, and colors by @shazzbaa !!!

[bogkeep]

oc asks! oc asks! how about 35 for timian, 30 for aljanah, and 23 for whoever you please?

35) do they ever return home?

whether timian ever returns home depends a lot on how you define a home. will they return to the scorched earth where their village used to stand? maybe one day. will they ever think of the city state of iphimery as their home? maybe one day. will they ever create a new home in their heart, a place to share with the people they love? that's what the whole story is about, isn't it?

30) do they smell like anything notable?

aljanah smells like whatever sounds the sexiest in a fanfic. two actual smells and then some kind of metaphor

23) how would you describe their voice? can they sing?

salvie had a clear and lovely singing voice, for when she would sing together with her family as a young girl, especially together with timian. swivel does not sing, for she does not have a voice as much as a presence of what she said ringing in your head like bells. she misses when she was able to.