Sky Tonight—April 8, Star Capella and a heavenly Chariot fly west at nightfall
Capella is the brightest luminary in the constellation Auriga the Charioteer.
Sky Tonight—March 13, Moon shines in front of Winter Circle
As seen tonight from all over the world, the moon passes right in front of the great big loop of stars known to northern hemisphere residents as the Winter Circle…
Sky Tonight—March 12, Moon between Capella and Betelgeuse
The first quarter moon will be shining between two brilliant stars tonight.
Sky Tonight-Feb 26, Epsilon Aurigae, the Charioteer’s distant and mysterious star
Although Capella looks much brighter than Epsilon, that is because Capella is so much closer.
Sky Tonight—February 13, Moon points the way to Winter Circle
Tonight’s waxing gibbous moon resides inside the Winter Circle
Sky Tonight—January 21, Identify the Winter Circle and winter’s brightest stars
This pattern of stars is not a constellation. It is many separate stars in different constellations.
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—December 6, Winter Circle up by late evening
This year, the brightest stars of winter appear less brilliant, because there is an even-brighter planet nearby. This planet is Jupiter, by far the brightest star-like object in the evening…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 26, Can you see the different colors of the stars?
The stars are like wildflowers, in that each star radiates with a different color of the rainbow. Have you ever noticed star colors?
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…