Altair (α Aquilae) - one of the closest bright stars visible to the naked eye. It has a magnitude of 0.77 and is approximately 16.5 light-years away from us. It is only 11 times brighter and has a diameter one and a half times larger than our Sun. Altair is also an optical double star, with a companion of magnitude 10 located at a distance of 165 arcseconds, still visible with an 8 cm telescope.

η Aquilae - The brightest Cepheid on the sky, located 1,000 light-years away, lies 8 degrees south of Altair. The changes in brightness of this giant star can be easily observed with the naked eye. Its brightness fluctuates regularly between 3.7 mag and 4.4 mag over a period of 7 days and 4 hours. It is advisable to compare the changes in its brightness with the stars θ, δ (3 mag), and λ (4 mag).

π Aquilae - A pair of beautiful yellow stars (6.1mag and 6.9mag) with a separation of 1.4" can already be seen with a 10 cm telescope. Although at 150x magnification they are still in contact with each other.

R Aquilae - A variable star of the Mira type, located in the Milky Way, 5.5 degrees south of the star ζ Aquilae. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the period of brightness changes of this red giant has shortened by about 66 days. At the beginning of the 20th century, the period lasted approximately 350 days. Currently, the brightness changes from 5.5mag to 11.5mag in 284 days.

N 1918 Aql - After the nova, which appeared in the Aquila constellation in 389 and became brighter like Venus, astronomers witnessed another one in 1918. It became the brightest star in the constellation and the second brightest star in the sky, reaching -1.1 magnitude. Today, it cannot be observed with the naked eye or even with a telescope, as it only reaches 10.8 magnitude.