Talk:Lyra

K-Pax

Shouldn't there be something about K-Pax on this page?

In a Trivia section then? Said: Rursus 18:55, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Planets

To explain the "Planets" headline, see Talk:Constellation (Planets in the constellations). — Hurricane Devon (Talk) 19:07, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

I've added an exoplanets section as an experiment. See discussion on the Constellation talk page. — Aldaron • T/C 01:19, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Solar system

Hello. I want to know more about the binary solar system of Agape and Satori--Daniel bg 13:20, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

I do not believe these stars actually exist. But, during the scene when the they are at the Rose Center, you'll notice that one of the characters is entering the astronomical data to generate the drawing of the star systems. In one shot, they show the monitor with coordinates of the binary system (RA 18:49:56.3, DEC +38:23:34.9). While those coordinates are near the constellation Lyra, they do not appear to center on a binary system.

Alpha Lyrae (Vega)

Is Vega really a multiple star system with five components? I had always thought it was a single star.--Todd 05:30, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

I just removed that statement--Google searching shows that at best, there might be planetary companions to Vega.--Todd 15:51, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Disambiguation required with Greek instrument

Lyra is also a Pontic Greek instrument still used nowadays. There are a few references that point to this article when they should point to the instrument. Please, add a disambiguation page. --87.219.84.58 (talk) 18:24, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

There's already a disambiguation link for that purpose. Pontian lyra exists but redirects to Kemenche. Fut.Perf. ☼ 18:47, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Though the evidence in this particular link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9KigY64aCI does not rise to the level of evidence for the main article, it does contain a provocative assertion that all life on this planet [earth] has its origin in the Lyra star cluster, on the 17th planet around Vega. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Curmudgeon99 (talk • contribs) 22:54, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Practical User-Friendly Information

Great article for technical astronomical details, as well as some history/etymology...

But... When is Lyra visible in the US and Canada in March? April? June? July? September? When does it rise? When does it set? How does one find it? There needs to be this information for the average person or beginner amateur astronomer. There needs to be some CONTEXT as far as time and space as to when/where this entity called Lyra is visible. (!!!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.175.168.90 (talk) 18:25, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Nearest stars?

The Infobox says there are three "stars" within 10 parsecs, but I could only find two: Vega and the brown dwarf 2MASS 1835+3259. Does anybody know what the third one is? Praemonitus (talk) 23:25, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

Well I answered my own question: it's GJ 747 at ~26.5 ly, which is actually a double star. Praemonitus (talk) 23:28, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

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Proposed addition of annotated NOIRLab constellation image

Hello. I have a conflict of interest because I am connected with NOIRLab, so I am not making this edit directly. I would like to propose adding the annotated NOIRLab image of Lyra to the article while keeping the existing naked-eye constellation image in place. The proposed change is to add the annotated image near the beginning of the “Features” section, immediately above the current naked-eye constellation image. This would let readers first see the IAU boundaries, stick figure, and labeled bright stars, while preserving the existing image that shows how Lyra appears in the night sky. Commons image: File:Lyra (Annotated).tif Suggested caption: The constellation Lyra showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project. Proposed wikitext:

The constellation Lyra showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.

The constellation Lyra as it can be seen by the naked eye.

Based on the current article layout visible in the screenshot, the article is long and has enough text and visual space to support an additional image without crowding the page. The existing naked-eye image appears at the start of the “Features” section, and the annotated NOIRLab image would complement it by providing a labeled educational view of the constellation boundaries and main stars. The current image would remain in place and continue to serve its existing purpose. License note: the file is available on Wikimedia Commons and is marked as licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. I am happy for editors to adjust the caption wording if needed. The external caption link can also be replaced with a <ref> citation if that is preferred. If the community prefers the article as it stands, this proposal can be withdrawn entirely. Marcodatadev (talk) 01:04, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Reply 21-JUN-2026

  Edit request declined  

• The requirement that the author's name be shown in the caption in this many photographs is promotional in nature.

Regards,  Spintendo  09:49, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Spintendo

Thank you for your feedback.

If removing the author’s name from the caption would help address the concern and make the captions non-promotional, we can certainly do that.

Please let us know if that would be an acceptable fix, and we can proceed with removing the author’s name from the captions. Marcodatadev (talk) 21:56, 24 June 2026 (UTC)