You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

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According to Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, this planetary gathering is among the best ...

To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s Belt. It’s made of three moderately bright stars close together in a row and found high in the southern sky. Then look for ruddy Betelgeuse ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

such as Orion’s Belt and, occasionally, even the Northern Lights. Several regions have taken additional measures to ensure the stars remain visible, too. Moffat in southern Scotland was named ...

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

Looking upwards from Sirius one will see the three stars of Orion's Belt. They are named (from left to right) Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. Below the Belt and to the right is Rigel, also a white ...