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Virgo the Maiden in northern spring skies
Virgo the Maiden is the largest of the zodiac constellations. A handy mnemonic device - using the Big Dipper and its bright star Spica - make it easy to find.
May 16, 2023
Coma Berenices: How Leo the Lion lost his tail
Coma Berenices is the constellation of Queen Berenice's Hair. It used to be the tail of Leo the Lion before it became its own constellation.
April 30, 2023
Crater the Cup sits upon Hydra’s back
Crater the Cup is a dim constellation that sits upon the back of Hydra the Water Snake. You can see Crater best on April evenings from a dark-sky site.
April 7, 2023
Leo the Lion and its backward question mark
Leo the Lion - one of the zodiacal constellations - is a prominent fixture from April through June in the evening sky. It’s easy to spot by finding the Sickle.
April 2, 2023
Meet Cancer the Crab and its Beehive Cluster
Cancer the Crab is one of the 12 constellations of the zodiac. Learn how to find it in your sky, plus learn about its star cluster, mythology and more.
March 11, 2023
Meet Taurus the Bull in the evening sky
Taurus the Bull resides near the constellation Orion. It contains 2 famous star clusters that are easy to spot: the Pleiades and the Hyades.
February 22, 2023
Meet Gemini the Twins, home to 2 bright stars
The constellation Gemini the Twins is home to Castor and Pollux. Learn more about these bright stars, which you can see on northern winter nights.
February 19, 2023
Pictor and Reticulum, the Painter’s Easel and Net
Pictor and Reticulum, the Painter's Easel and Net, are two constellations in southern skies on either side of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
January 4, 2023
Phoenix is one of the Southern Birds
The constellation Phoenix lies in Southern Hemisphere skies and contains one of the oldest stars yet found. Look for it on December evenings.
December 22, 2022
Meet Pisces the Fish, 1st constellation of the zodiac
Pisces the Fish is a zodiac constellation that is high in the sky on December evenings. Look for it and its asterism, the Circlet of Pisces.
December 18, 2022
