EarthSky Tonight—August 21, Summer Triangle high overhead on summer evenings
The three stars of the Summer Triangle shine so wonderfully brilliantly that you can see them from light-polluted cities or on a moonlit night.
Earthsky Tonight—August 8, Look overhead to see the summer Milky Way
A moonless sky means this is a good time to get out into the country for a look at the summer Milky Way: the edgewise view into our own galaxy.
Earthsky Tonight—July 19, Summer Triangle: Altair and Aquila the Eagle
The Great Rift of the Summer Milky Way passes through the Summer Triangle, between the stars Vega and Altair.
Earthsky Tonight—July 16, Summer Triangle: Deneb and Cygnus the Swan
Deneb is the northernmost star in the Summer Triangle. Its constellation is Cygnus the Swan.
Earthsky Tonight—11: Altair, guide star to two small constellations
That is Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila the Eagle, and the second brightest star in the Summer Triangle.
Earthsky Tonight—June 10: Find the Summer Triangle ascending in the east
On the other hand, asterisms are whatever you want them to be. They are just patterns on the sky’s dome. You can also make up your own asterisms, in much…
Earthsky Tonight—June 4: Rastaban and Eltanin belong to constellation Draco
The stars within constellations are not connected, except in the mind’s eye of stargazers. The stars in general lie at vastly different distances from Earth. It is by finding juxtaposed…
Earthsky Tonight—June 3: See Draco the Dragon and a former pole star
First, find the Big Dipper high in the north on June evenings. The two outer stars in the Dipper’s bowl point to Polaris, the North Star, which marks the end…
Earthsky Tonight—May 13, 2010: M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules
Hercules above the star Vega. Today’s closer view can help you identify the most famous deep-sky object within this constellation. It is a globular star cluster known as M13.
Earthsky Tonight—May 12, 2010 The constellation Hercules and The Keystone
Hercules the Hero is not the easiest constellation to identify. You will need a dark sky to see this mighty star figure.