You can easily see the V-shaped Hyades star cluster, Face of Taurus the Bull, and the bright reddish star Aldebaran, the fiery Eye of the Bull. The post The Hyades star cluster: The Face of Tau...
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The brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere's winter sky form the shape of the Winter Circle, or Hexagon, that will help you locate 6 constellations. The post Meet the Winter Circle, aka the...
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The Pleiades star cluster - aka the Seven Sisters or M45 - is visible from almost every part of the globe. It looks like a tiny misty dipper of stars. The post The Pleiades – or 7 Sisters –...
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The Great Square of Pegasus consists of 4 stars of nearly equal brightness in a large square pattern. It's a great jumping-off point for star-hopping. The post Great Square of Pegasus gallops i...
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As you gaze toward the famous Teapot asterism in the constellation Sagittarius, you're looking toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The post Teapot of Sagittarius points to Milky Way cent...
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Bright red Antares, and the 3 stars of the Scorpion's Crown, belong to a young group of stars called the Scorpius-Centaurus Association. The post The Scorpion’s Crown and its stellar neighbor...
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The Northern Cross is an asterism - or recognizable pattern of stars - within the constellation Cygnus the Swan. Learn how to find it in your sky here. The post The Northern Cross: Find the bac...
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The Coathanger cluster resembles its namesake and is easy to spot through binoculars. Use the star Albireo - part of the Summer Triangle - to find it. The post Coathanger cluster: It does look ...
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On June and July evenings, you’ll find the Summer Triangle in the east at nightfall. It swings high overhead after midnight and sits in the west at daybreak. The post Summer Triangle: Star pa...
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The Southern Cross can be seen from the Northern Hemisphere, as long as you're below 26 degrees north and know when and where to look! The post How to see the Southern Cross from the Northern H...
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