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Meet the constellation Lynx, overhead in March
The constellation Lynx represents a wild cat and passes high overhead in March skies for the Northern Hemisphere. Learn its stars and deep-sky objects.
March 11, 2026
Puppis the Stern, adrift on the Milky Way
Puppis the Stern was once part of a larger constellation known as Argo Navis the Ship. Northerners can spot Puppis far to the south on March evenings.
March 6, 2026
Meet Canis Minor the Lesser Dog and bright Procyon
Canis Minor is a small constellation with 1 notably bright star, Procyon. The constellation of the Lesser Dog follows Orion the Hunter across the sky.
February 25, 2026
Meet Gemini the Twins, home to Jupiter and 2 bright stars
The constellation Gemini the Twins is home to Castor and Pollux. Learn more about these bright stars, visible on northern winter nights.
February 20, 2026
Dorado and Mensa house the Large Magellanic Cloud
The constellations Dorado and Mensa are deep in southern skies. Between them, stretching across the border, lies the Large Magellanic Cloud.
January 30, 2026
Orion the Hunter, the 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 28, 2025
Triangulum the Triangle in northern skies
The constellation Triangulum lies close to overhead in northern skies on December evenings. It contains the Triangulum galaxy, a gorgeous pinwheeling spiral.
December 19, 2025
Look for Cetus the Whale swimming 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. And it contains a wonderful variable star.
December 17, 2025
Fornax the Furnace: A dim constellation with 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 16, 2025
The constellation Andromeda the Chained Lady
The constellation Andromeda the Chained Lady is most famous for containing M31, the Andromeda galaxy, the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.
November 27, 2025
