EarthSky Tonight—December 10, Celestial Chariot high overhead at midnight
According to star lore, Capella represents Amalthea, the she-goat that fed the infant Zeus when he was hidden away in a cave on Mt Ida in Crete.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 13, Big Dipper bowl points to bright star Capella
Although the Big Dipper and Capella move throughout the night, the Big Dipper bowl stars always point in the general direction of Capella, the northernmost first-magnitude star in all the…
Earthsky Tonight — April 17, Heavenly Chariot flies in west at nightfall
As darkness falls, there are several ways to distinguish the brilliant star Capella from the other bright stars in the western half of sky.