Posted by Bruce McClure in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations|1 year ago
The constellation Gemini, with its two brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, shines prominently in winter and spring night skies of the Northern Hemisphere.
Posted by Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations|1 year ago
It’s an easy constellation to identify because it has the shape of an M or W. On these October evenings, look for Cassiopeia the Queen high in the northeast sky, not far from the North Star.
Perseus follows Cassiopeia across the night sky. It’s fainter, but has a graceful shape and some of the sky’s most interesting stars and star clusters.
Posted by Bruce McClure in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations|4 years ago
No matter where you live worldwide, Capricornus the Sea-goat climbs highest in the sky in early September. How to see it, and how a sea-goat came to reside among the stars.
Posted by Deborah Byrd in Constellations | Favorite Star Patterns|4 years ago
From the Northern Hemisphere, a fairly bright North Star marks the direction north. From the Southern Hemisphere, the Southern Cross points the way south.