Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the ...

Four out of the five brightest stars we can see are now readily visible in the early evening celestial dome. Of course, the ...

the Queen is one of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize. That’s because its five brightest stars form an asterism that looks like a large letter W. Cassiopeia is ...

Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the diameter of our sun and 36.7 light years away. Boötes is chasing the Bears with ...

June 20, 2025, brings us the summer solstice. Supposedly, that means warmer weather has finally arrived in Wyoming. This ...

If you’re a night owl, this is the perfect time of year for you, as stargazing has now become a late-night delight! Catch an ...

Its distinctive cross asterism is marked simply by four bright stars. Photograph by BABAK TAFRESHI, Nat Geo Image Collection One of the most famous of all southern constellations, Crux is the ...

Of all the constellations visible throughout the year over Pottsville, Virgo the Virgin is the second largest. The only problem is that it is also one of the faintest. With a lot of visual effort ...