Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...
The winter sky has some brightly lit star patterns visible this month, including a triangle featuring Mars, making it ...
Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger ...
Probably the most familiar is the Big Dipper, seven bright stars within the northern constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear ...
They start out in the southeast sky at nightfall and reach their peak altitude above the southern horizon by around 9 p.m. The constellations surrounding ... constellation Ursa Major, the Big ...
Top tips for stargazing How to spot famous constellations and asterisms The Plough Ursa Major Ursa Minor Cygnus - a summer constellation Orion - a winter constellation There's nothing better ...
It’s the sixth-brightest of all the constellations. It contains five of the 100 brightest stars. Only Ursa Major, with six Orion ... subtle lane near the southwestern edge.
Star watchers have good reasons – besides the usual one – to celebrate on July 4th. First, we get a new moon, which means we can watch stars and planets at any time of night without ...