Aquarius? Here’s your constellation
1948 night sky star map showing the constellations of the ancient sea imagined by the ancients in this part of the sky. The constellations here tend to be associated with water. Image via Saturated...
View ArticleHow to see Auriga the Charioteer
The constellation Auriga as it can be seen by the naked eye. Image via Till Credner. EarthSky’s 2018 lunar calendars are here! Get them for 25% OFF this week. From mid-northern latitudes, the...
View ArticlePisces? Here’s your constellation
Pisces the Fishes illustration courtesy of Old Book Art Image gallery. Pisces the Fishes is sometimes called the first constellation of the zodiac because the sun appears in front of this constellation...
View ArticleAries? Here’s your constellation
The constellation Aries the Ram. His head is turned backward, looking in the direction of the Pleaides star cluster. Image via Old Book Art image Gallery The sun – as seen from Earth – passes in front...
View ArticleTaurus? Here’s your constellation
Image via Urania’s Mirror/© Ian Ridpath. Taurus the Bull is a constellation of the Zodiac that you can see during Northern Hemisphere winter and spring (or Southern Hemisphere summer and fall) in the...
View ArticleHow Leo the Lion lost his tail
Leo the Lion via Constellation of Words. See how – on old star charts like the one above – the tail of the constellation Leo the Lion curves around? There’s a star there, Beta Leonis or Denebola, whose...
View ArticleLeo? Here’s your constellation
Constellation Leo. Photo via Dennis Chabot of POSNE NightSky. Of the 13 constellations of the zodiac, Leo the Lion ranks as one of the easiest to identify in the night sky. Most people find Leo by...
View ArticleScorpius? Here’s your constellation
Scorpius, via Constellation of Words. Scorpius the Scorpion – the southernmost constellation of the Zodiac – is a major showpiece of the starry sky. This J-shaped assemblage of stars actually looks...
View ArticleFound Cassiopeia? Now look for Perseus
The constellation Cassiopeia is M- or W-shaped, ascending in the northeast on Northern Hemisphere autumn evenings. Perseus follows Cassiopeia in a great arc around the northern sky. Be sure to look for...
View ArticleClose-up on Cassiopeia the Queen
Cassiopeia via smokymtnastro.org. The constellation Cassiopeia the Queen can be found high in the northeast on October evenings, not far from Polaris, the North Star. At any time of year, you can use...
View ArticleCapricornus? Here’s your constellation
Even at its highest, Capricornus stays close to the southern horizon as seen from mid-northern latitudes. Photo: Till Credner, AlltheSky.com. If you’re familiar with the Summer triangle, draw a line...
View ArticlePisces? Here’s your constellation
Pisces the Fishes. Iillustration via Urania’s Mirror/Old Book Art Image gallery. Pisces’ alpha star Al Risha can be found where the 2 tails of the Fish come together. Pisces the Fishes is sometimes...
View ArticleCapricornus? Here’s your constellation
Even at its highest, Capricornus stays close to the southern horizon as seen from mid-northern latitudes. Photo: Till Credner, AlltheSky.com. If you’re familiar with the Summer triangle, draw a line...
View ArticleTaurus? Here’s your constellation
Image via Urania’s Mirror/ © Ian Ridpath. Taurus the Bull is a constellation of the zodiac that you can see during Northern Hemisphere winter and spring (or Southern Hemisphere summer and fall) in the...
View ArticleGemini? Here’s your constellation
This depiction of the Gemini twins is from Urania’s Mirror, a set of cards containing astronomical star charts, first published in 1824. Image via Wikipedia. Most people see the constellation Gemini as...
View ArticleCancer? Here’s your constellation
Image via Wikipedia. Chances are you’ve never seen Cancer the Crab, the faintest of the 13 constellations of the zodiac. Cancer the Crab may be found between the two brightest stars of Gemini (Castor...
View ArticleVirgo? Here’s your constellation
Classical illustration of the constellation Virgo the Maiden, via constellationsofwords.com. The constellation Virgo the Maiden fully returns to sky at nightfall – with her feet planted on the eastern...
View ArticleLibra? Here’s your constellation
The constellation Libra from Urania’s Mirror, a boxed set of 32 constellation cards first published in or before 1825. Via ianridpath.com. The zodiacal constellation Libra the Scales is a fixture of...
View ArticleSagittarius? Here’s your constellation
Image via Galactic.name. If you’re outside on an August or September evening, you can glimpse the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius the Archer. From our northerly latitudes, it never climbs high in...
View ArticleBorn under the sign of Ophiuchus?
Ophiuchus holding the serpent, Serpens, as depicted in Urania’s Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c. 1825. Image via Wikipedia. Born somewhere between November 30 and December...
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