September opens with Venus hosting winter constellations in the eastern predawn sky. West of the planet, the bright star Procyon, in Canis Minor, the little dog, rises at almost the same time as ...

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

The Year of the Snake began on Jan. 29, marking the start of the Lunar New Year and the end of the Year of the Dragon ...

which lies in the constellation Canis Major the Great Dog. You’ll find that star pattern roughly a quarter of the way across the sky to the south of Mars. Mars will also appear larger than at ...

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars. Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centau ...

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On the 15th, Mars will shine at magnitude –1.4, essentially equaling the luminance of the brightest nighttime star, Sirius, which lies in the constellation Canis Major the Great Dog. You'll find ...

Just east of Betelgeuse is the fine binocular cluster NGC 2244. But the much fainter Rosette Nebula that lies around the ...