In summer, at the same time of night, the Big Dipper's handle points south. In the same way, you will see the 3 bright stars which make up the points of the Summer Triangle, the brightest being Vega in the constellation Lyra the Harp, the second brightest Altair in Aquila the Eagle, and the third Deneb in Cygnus the Swan.
夏天，入夜後，北極星斗柄指向了南方，同樣的，你可以找出天鵝座的天津四、天鷹座的牛郎星、與天琴座的織女星，構成夏季天空的主要「地標」──夏季大三角，再由此一一辨識鄰近星座。