There are two ways to use a star map. First, we can go from the sky to the map. Suppose, for example, we spot a fairly bright star halfway from the southeastern horizon to the zenith (the map’s center ...

June offers a celestial spectacle, starting with the Milky Way's rise in dark skies. Venus shines brightly in the early ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

the sky was less crowded. The lovely bird had room to spread its feathers before 18th-century French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille introduced 14 new constellations, of which Octans was one.

Two days after its new phase, the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky while the summer constellations ...

Discover the best places for stargazing in South Africa this winter. From Sutherland to the Cederberg, explore top dark-sky ...

Daisy Dobrijevic On late-August evenings, four small constellations ... the 18th brightest star in the night sky, but one generally associated with the southern hemisphere. Those observing from ...

The entire planet Earth is encircled by the sky ... northern hemisphere skies. We also have five constellations that are called circumpolar. These constellations are visible all night and all ...

Astronomers call these collections constellations ... overwhelming vastness of the night sky. When you see Corona Borealis (the northern crown) or Crux (the southern cross) or the brilliant ...

As twilight fades to night these May evenings ... makes an unmistakable beacon in the predawn sky. The planet lies among the background stars of southern Pisces the Fish during most of May ...