William Tyler Olcott

“ Draconis, "the dragon," the Arab title for the constellation.
Situated in one of the Dragon's coils. It is pale yellow in color, and culminates June 7th.
Unuk al Hay
or
Unukalhai (ū'-nuk-al-hā'-i) , (α) Serpentis, "the neck of the snake."
A pale yellow star which is receding from the earth at the rate of fourteen miles a second. It culminates July 28th.
Vë'ga, or Wega, (α) Lyræ, "falling," i.e., the falling bird, "the harp star."
A beautiful pale star sapphire in color. It is approaching the earth at the rate of nine miles a second. It culminates Aug. 12th. ”

“ By culmination is meant the highest point reached by a heavenly body in its path, at which point it is said to be on the meridian. In this hemisphere this is in each case the highest point north.
For example:—the culmination of the sun occurs at noon. ”