The constellation Lyra the lyre is high in the northwest on late summer and early fall evenings in the northern hemisphere.  Our view here is centered on the constellation's dominant feature, namely the bright star Vega and the triangle + parallelogram pattern of its lesser stars.  Lyra also possesses interesting telescopic objects such as M57, the Ring Nebula, and ε Lyrae, the "double double".  A lesser-known treat is the extremely red carbon star, T Lyrae, found near Vega.  This dying star glows like a burning cigarette!  Unannotated image.