The smaller of the two famous dipper-shaped asterisms in the northern sky, the Little Dipper extends from the North Star, Polaris, at the end of its handle. But while this 2nd-magnitude star is ...

In February, the constellation Orion, “the hunter,” dominates the night sky. First, find the three prominent stars that form Orion’s Belt: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. Then, look to its ...

Look to the southeast horizon from about 3:00 a.m. local time through dawn to see a waning gibbous moon appearing to be about half a degree from Antares, the brightest star in the constellation of ...