This is “Looking UP! in southern Colorado,” from the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society. I’m Hal Bidlack, and there are lots of reasons to look up! This is a great time of year for astronomy. The ...
The Big Dipper is probably the Northern Hemisphere’s best-known constellation, right? Wrong. The Big Dipper isn’t a constellation at all, but an asterism. An asterism is an unofficial group of stars ...
Mars will sit below the star cluster in the constellation of Taurus for a few days following Saturday. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Backyard astronomers are always on the lookout for new and exotic binocular or telescope targets. A dyed-in-the-wool seeker of Messier and NGC objects might turn to double stars for a change of pace.