The Summer Triangle is high in the sky after sunset this month for observers in the Northern Hemisphere, its component stars seemingly brighter than before, as they have risen out of the thick, murky ...
The nights of October have the eerie ability to seamlessly transition summertime into mid-autumn before anyone seems to know what has happened. At the same time, the darkness holds clues to help the ...
Autumn may be at our doorstep, but the Summer Triangle — comprising the 1st-magnitude stars Vega, Altair, and Deneb — is still prominently positioned in the evening sky. Of the three, Deneb (the tail ...
Among the constellations seen from Earth throughout the year, there are heroes, hunters, musical instruments, royalty, and all kinds of critters, including eight birds. The biggest and brightest bird ...
One of the best ways to check whether summer has arrived is to look at the eastern sky after it gets dark. Climbing above the horizon at this time of year is a group of stars called the Summer ...
As we reach midpoint of the summer season, I thought it would be important to share some of the secrets of the brighter stars of the summer season, as well as the details of these amazing stars! Many ...
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS McDONALD OBSERVATORY, AS HEARD ON KCBS RADIO WEEKDAYS @ 9:52 A.M., 7:35 P.M. & 2:52 A.M STARDATE 06/30/2014: One of the most graceful and beautiful of all constellations ...
Yesterday we looked at the obscure yet up-close-and-personal Wolf 359. Today I thought it would be fun to touch the other extreme and visit with two of the most distant stars visible with the naked ...
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! Last month we talked about the star Vega, one of ...