"The Summer Triangle Gives Way to the Autumn Square"

Scheduled air date: 2000 Sep 25-Oct 01

Now that Autumn is here, the Summer Triangle appears lower in the sky each night, while the "Autumn Square" becomes more prominent.
(Shown at about 10:00 PM for mid-Northern latitudes.)

The asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus, a.k.a. the "Autumn Square," is formed by imaginary lines connecting four stars in the constellation Pegasus.

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