Hello everyone! Make sure you have a look at the early morning sky this week although you will have to get up early, at ...

Betelgeuse, the tenth brightest star, is a red supergiant in Orion. It’s so large it could engulf the Sun if placed at its center.

Above the great sheath of stars that defines the ship’s keel is a ragged circle of stars. That’s Vela the Sails, though there ...

Orion isn’t alone, either. He’s surrounded by a tight group of bright constellations that are home to some of the brightest stars we see any time of the year. I lovingly refer to them as ...

"Puanga is the star Rigel and is the brightest star in the Orion constellation. Matariki is seen below Puanga and to the left ...

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

The past two weeks were almost entirely cloudy. Behind the clouds, we missed many beautiful events involving the moon, ...

The mighty Orion is surrounded by a posse of bright ... That question mark outlines the celestial lion’s chest and head. Leo’s brightest star, Regulus, marks the heart of the lion at the ...

the brightest star in the night sky. I showed him Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Orion’s sword and belt and triangle hat. It felt like such essential, timeless teaching, an orientation countless parents ...

Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky ...

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.

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