in a great circle around the north star, Polaris. The two dots over the second "o" indicate that both "o's" should be pronounced separately as "boh-OH-teez. It is one of 48 constellations ...

Star charts are maps of the constellations ... shift north through July and ends August partially visible to the north. The constellation Lyra the Harp. It’s made of a triangle and a parallelogram.

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky and the largest constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. It includes the Big Dipper asterism and is one of ...

If you’re a newcomer to amateur astronomy, eager to begin exploring the night sky, you’ll have to overcome one of astronomy’s biggest hurdles — learning to identify the constellations.

The North Star, or Polaris, is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, the little bear (also known as the Little Dipper). As viewed by observers in the Northern Hemisphere, Polaris ...