... When Vega is North . ... In only about 12,000 years Vega will be the North Star, the closest bright star to our fair planet's North Celestial Pole. ... The bright stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair form a large triangle on the sky that can be seen rising in the early northern early spring during the morning and rising in the northern fall during the evening. ... Follow the handle of the Big Dipper away from the dipper's bowl until you get to the handle's last bright star. ... Across the Sun . ... April ....