SOPHIE SPILLARD, GEOPHYSCIST

Did you know that we are closer to the stars at the equator?

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Star map of the northern summer sky around the Milky Way band, centered on the Summer Triangle. Highlighting three constellations: Cygnus, Lyra, Aquilla; and the 'Sophie Spillard' star (circled in red), close to the Vega star of the Lyra constellation.