EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Oct. 27, Where is the Big Dipper on these autumn evenings?
However, Merak, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez and Phecda are part of a single star grouping
EarthSky Tonight—October 16, See Cassiopeia and Big Dipper on autumn evenings
On October evenings, the Big Dipper resides rather low in the northwest sky, and the W or M-shape constellation Cassiopeia the Queen sits on her throne in the upper northeast…
EarthSky Tonight—September 7, Use Big Dipper to find Polaris, the North Star
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org Tonight’s chart shows the Polaris, the Big and Little Dippers for a September evening. Notice that a line from the two…
EarthSky Tonight—August 20, Star-hop from Big Dipper to Arcturus and Spica
pica and Arcturus descend westward throughout the evening hours. Spica sets beneath the west-southwest horizon by mid to late evening. Arcturus sets beneath the west-northwest horizon after midnight.
Earthsky Tonight—July 1: Big Dipper points to Polaris, helps find Thuban
As night deepens, and the fainter stars of the Little Dipper spring into view, those of you with dark-enough skies can expect to see a winding stream of stars between…
Earthsky Tonight—June 1: Big Dipper high in north on June evenings
Here is the legendary Big Dipper, now high in the north during the evening hours. It is one of the most familiar star patterns in the sky because its shape…
Earthsky Tonight — May 2, Drive a spike to the star Spica in May
Tonight, let the Big Dipper introduce you to another bright star. This star is Spica in the constellation Virgo the Maiden
Earthsky Tonight — May 1, Follow the arc to the star Arcturus in May
It is now the perfect time to look outside in the evening and learn a phrase useful to sky watchers. The phrase is: ‘follow the arc to Arcturus.’
Earthsky Tonight — April 26, Moon, Spica and Saturn in Virgo
Tonight, the almost-full waxing gibbous moon sits close to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden. The star-like point of light above the moon this Monday evening…
Earthsky Tonight — April 9: Star-hop to Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs
Tonight, we star-hop to the constellation Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs by using the Big Dipper and Leo.