The winter sky has some brightly lit star patterns visible this month, including a triangle featuring Mars, making it ...

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

What are constellations and asterisms? Quiz - Can you guess the constellation? Top tips for stargazing How to spot famous constellations and asterisms The Plough Ursa Major Ursa Minor Cygnus - a ...

In February, Orion the Hunter and his ... southern horizon by around 9 p.m. The constellations surrounding Orion are Gemini the Twins, Canis Major and Minor (the big and little dogs respectively ...

February evenings offer some of the best conditions for viewing the famous winter constellations ... in Canis Minor, the little dog; Sirius, in Canis Major, the big dog; Rigel, in Orion; and ...