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The constellation Norma is home to the Great Attractor
The constellation Norma lies in southern skies and is home to the Great Attractor, the Norma cluster and other deep-sky objects.
June 4, 2026
Virgo the Maiden represents a harvest goddess
Virgo the Maiden is the largest of the zodiac constellations. It's large and faint, but its brightest star Spica is easy to find.
May 27, 2026
Meet Crux, the constellation of the Southern Cross
Crux, the constellation of the Southern Cross, is a hallmark of southern skies and contains the open cluster known as the Jewel Box.
May 24, 2026
How to see the Northern Crown (Corona Borealis)
Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, is an almost-perfect semicircle of stars. Learn to find it and identify its brightest star, and about its mythology.
May 10, 2026
Crater the Cup sits upon Hydra the Snake’s back
Crater the Cup is a dim constellation that sits on the back of Hydra the Water Snake. You can see Crater best on March, April and May evenings in a dark sky.
April 26, 2026
Leo the Lion and its easy to see 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 24, 2026
See Antlia the Air Pump on April evenings
Antlia the Air Pump is a constellation that lies in southern skies. It contains dim stars and galaxies, including NGC 2997.
April 16, 2026
Hydra the Water Snake, the longest constellation
Hydra the Water Snake is the largest of the 88 constellations. On April evenings, the entire constellation snakes along the southern horizon.
April 15, 2026
Meet Chamaeleon, a southern constellation
The constellation Chamaeleon the Chameleon is a dark patch of sky that lies deep in the Southern Hemisphere and is visible any night of the year.
April 5, 2026
Coma Berenices: See 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.
March 30, 2026
