Third star of the triangle is located below the two previous bright stars. cl ohlgiit star howh as the summer tnangle". this name this star and the constellation it is in. the constellations name means eagle". agila note the southern horizon very prominent in the southern view is the ecliptic low in the sky question: name four zodiac constellations crossing the heavens in this view? rise; set; transit times: when we observe the heavens we are very interested in knowing when an object rises, when it sets and when it reaches the highest point in the sky for us. the latter is known as a transit and happens when the celestial object reaches the meridian and is the usually the best time torobserve the object. tape the string across the string holes so that you have a meridian line. an example: note for the last date set june 21 at midnight that the constelation aquarius is rising in th virgo is setting in the west and very close to tranit is th and star vega. exercise 1. set the dial for 4 a. m. on october 16 a. what zodiac constellation just rose in the east. eo b. what zodiac constellation is about to set? c. what bright star(s) is at or near transit? e tail of scorpius, the eastern part of hercules sces d. assuming the center of the meridian is at your zenith(over head) then what constellation and bright star are at your zenith at this time? solar system laboratory manual page 9