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How Leo the Lion lost his tail

By and in Constellations | 2 weeks ago

And how we gained a new constellation. Read about the Lion and the Queen’s Hair, one of skylore’s most famous legends, here.

Taurus? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 2 months ago

How to find to find the constellation Taurus in your night sky. Plus the names of some of its bright stars and star clusters and its mythology.

Aries? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 5 months ago

How to see Aries the Ram in your night sky, plus info about this constellation in astronomy history and mythology.

Pisces? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 6 months ago

How to see the constellation Pisces. Plus sky lore and science.

How to see Auriga the Charioteer

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 6 months ago

Come to know constellation Auriga’s bright star Capella and the little asterism called The Kids.

Aquarius? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 7 months ago

Look for Aquarius the Water Bearer this month. How to find it, its famous Water Jar asterism, plus a few stories from the ancient myths.

How to see Cassiopeia the Queen

By in Constellations | 8 months ago

One of the easiest constellations to identify. She’s considered a Queen, but she still sometimes suffers the indignity of being upside-down.

Capricornus? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 8 months 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.

Born under the sign of Ophiuchus?

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 8 months ago

Born between November 29 and December 18? If so, the sun passes in front of Ophiuchus on your birthday. Ophiuchus is a constellation – not a sign – of the zodiac.

Sagittarius? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 9 months ago

How to find Sagittarius on August evenings, plus the lore and science of this constellation.

Scorpius? Here’s your constellation

By in Constellations | 9 months ago

The Scorpion in the sky and in mythology.

Libra? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 11 months ago

In skylore, Libra the Scales is an age-old symbol of divine justice, harmony and balance. Plus its two brightest stars have the coolest of all star names.

Virgo? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 12 months ago

The constellation Virgo the Maiden fully returns to the early evening sky – with her feet planted on the eastern horizon – in early May.

Northerners’ guide to Southern Cross

By in Constellations | Favorite Star Patterns | 12 months ago

The Southern Cross climbs highest – due south – in the evening around now. Latitudes like Hawaii can see it. It’s possible to see from latitudes like the far-southern contiguous U.S., but difficult.

Use Southern Cross to find due south

By in Constellations | Favorite Star Patterns | 12 months 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.

Leo? Here’s your constellation

By in Constellations | 1 year ago

Leo the Lion is one of the easiest constellations to identify in the night sky. April and May are great months to spot it.

Cancer? Here’s your constellation

By in Constellations | 1 year ago

Here’s how to find the constellation Cancer in your sky. Plus Cancer’s place in sky history, lore and science.

Gemini? Here’s your constellation

By in Astronomy Essentials | Constellations | 1 year ago

How to see the constellation Gemini in the night sky, plus some of ancient lore about the legendary Twins.

Found Cassiopeia? Now look for Perseus

By in Constellations | 3 years ago

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.