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Cygnus the Swan flies along the Milky Way

Cygnus the Swan is a constellation that lies atop the Milky Way. Its brightest star, Deneb, is part of the Summer Triangle.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

July 5, 2023

Boötes the Herdsman and its bright star Arcturus

Boötes the Herdsman is a large constellation that holds one of the brightest stars in the sky, Arcturus. Only 3 other stars and the sun are brighter.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

June 24, 2023

Hercules the Strongman and a great globular cluster

Hercules the Strongman is a great constellation to view in June. With only a pair of binoculars you can see the globular cluster M13 in the Keystone.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

June 15, 2023

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.

Bruce McClure

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Larry Sessions

Deborah Byrd

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Bruce McClure

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.

Bruce McClure

March 11, 2023