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Dorado and Mensa house the Large Magellanic Cloud
The constellations Mensa and Dorado are deep in southern skies. Between them, stretching across the border, lies the Large Magellanic Cloud.
January 17, 2022
See Lepus the Hare in January
Lepus the Hare is a constellation that lies below Orion. You can best spot it on January evenings. It's home to globular cluster M79.
January 9, 2022
Canis Major and Sirius in the New Year
Canis Major the Greater Dog is most famous for being home to the brightest star in the sky, Sirius. You can see it in January following Orion from the horizon.
January 5, 2022
See Eridanus the River in January
Why search for such a faint constellation? Only because it's beautiful. Plus seeing Eridanus can give you a kinship with stargazers from centuries ago.
January 4, 2022
Orion the Hunter, the world’s most recognizable constellation
Orion the Hunter may be the most recognizable constellation, visible from both hemispheres. It's best in winter from the north and summer from the south.
December 24, 2021
Fornax the Furnace and galaxies galore
Fornax the Furnace appears as a few dim stars to the unaided eye but harbors galaxies from one orbiting the Milky Way to some at the edge of the universe.
December 17, 2021
Cetus the Whale swims in a celestial sea
Cetus the Whale is a huge constellation that swims in a sea of stars near constellations named for a river and fish. It contains a wonderful variable star.
December 12, 2021
Say hello to Aries the Ram
How to see Aries the Ram in your night sky with its bright star Hamal, plus info about this constellation in astronomy history and mythology.
December 9, 2021
Horologium the Pendulum Clock, best in December
Horologium the Pendulum Clock is a constellation that lies in southern skies. Observers can best spot this constellation around the month of December.
December 3, 2021
The constellation Cepheus the King looks like a house
The constellation Cepheus the King is visible from the Northern Hemisphere every night of the year due to its close location to Polaris, the North Star.
November 28, 2021
