VEGA - is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus. It is a relatively nearby star at only 25.3 light years from Earth, and, together with Arcturus and Sirius, one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood.Vega has been studied by astronomers, leading it to be termed, "arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun". Vega was the first star, other than the Sun, to have its photograph taken and the first to have its spectrum photographed.
