The new year begins with lengthening days, Earth’s closest approach to the sun, a quirky meteor shower and the spectacular constellations of the winter sky. The moon begins the year brightening the ...

To locate the Winter Circle, find the constellation Orion and look for the bright bluish star (Rigel) to the lower right.

Connect six of the winter's brightest stars the next clear night, and you'll make a friend for life. The stars are Sirius, Procyon (PRO-see-on), Pollux, Capella, Aldebaran and Rigel, and together they ...

The sun is a pretty ordinary star. It is blinding to us only because it is so close: a mere 100 million miles away. If it were as far away as most of the stars we can see in the sky, we would barely ...

If you’ve been a faithful reader of my Skywatch column, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations strewn out over the southeastern evening sky. I know I’m certainly not the ...

Prominent constellations in the February evening sky are Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga. The winter constellations are so bright because there are simply more bright stars ...

If you have been a faithful reader of my Starwatch column, thank you. As a faithful reader, you know how much I love the winter constellations strewn out over the southeastern Pottsville evening sky.

Lean back and face south on a February evening and it's all spangle and sparkle above. I'm not just talking about Orion and his justly famous belt, but a whole host of bright stars that includes ...

The March evening skies offer you an obvious contrast between seasonal constellations. The winter constellations are full of bright stars in the western half of the sky. On the other hand, the spring ...

Our April night sky showcases some of the most interesting stars that we see all year. This month features 11 stars that are first magnitude or brighter. In order of brightness are Sirius, Arcturus, ...