This large, nearly equilateral triangle is composed of three of the brightest stars in the sky, each belonging to its own constellation. The brightest is the bluish-white star Sirius (magnitude -1 ...

And with deep, dark intergalactic space as the background, the stars nearest to us look brighter and crisper in the winter night sky against this outer region of the Milky Way.

The astronomer J.R. Hind of London, first noted it in October 1845 and described it as " … resembling a blood drop on the background of the sky." Noah’s Dove ...

The Winter Loop is a giant asterism, or shape, whose mighty stretched hexagonal pattern joins four of the brightest—and closest—10 stars in the entire night sky. Here’s how you find the ...

In your observation of the winter sky (these nights) you will keep in mind a few things to make your night-long diligence worthwhile.

The winter solstice on Dec. 21 will mark the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year, as the sun will set at 5:01 p.m. Katy Downing, Planetarium Specialist at Lake Erie ...

But during the winter, our nighttime skies take on a decidedly different perspective. This is because our evening sky in December, January and February is facing away from the center of our galaxy ...

Since that night, Mars has been tracing a path westward against the star background. On Jan. 12, Mars crossed over into the ...

Who among us, fail to notice the beautiful holiday decorations that are in full view at this time of the year? Streets, homes and stores are festooned in evergreens and arrayed in bright lights.