Anyone who enjoys gazing at the night sky probably has a few favorite star patterns they like to look for: The Big Dipper, for example, or Orion’s belt. But those familiar shapes that many of us ...

The Big Dipper, an asterism within the Ursa Major constellation, is readily observable from mid-to-high northern latitudes and its appearance varies throughout the year due to Earth's orbit and ...

High to the northeast in this month’s early evening Colorado sky is perhaps the most famous and familiar asterism in all the heavens, the star group popularly known as the Big Dipper. Unlike so many ...

Look for it after dark during January and you, too, will discover that it’s nowhere to be found. The Big Dipper is one of the most famous star groupings and one that nearly all stargazers instantly ...

Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere, always a good sign as it means rebirth, new life, new hope, something our world needs in these challenging times. Some find comfort to turn off the news for ...

Now that we’re well into spring, you can easily see the Big Dipper at the start of the evening, suspended upside down, high above the northern horizon. It’s nearly overhead. If you’re facing north it ...

(WJHL) – This week on Star Watch, we’re going to be talking about a few things that you can see in the night sky, from planets to some classic constellations. The moon and the planet Saturn will be in ...

At around 10 p.m. local daylight time on these warm June evenings, face north and look overhead to see the seven stars that compose the famous Big Dipper. At this time of the year, the handle appears ...

A NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter has snapped what may be the farthest-flung photo ever of the famed Big Dipper star pattern. The Juno probe was already beyond the orbit of Mars when it took the ...

Two easy-to-find star groupings appear during late summer and early autumn. You can see them by going outdoors and facing north during early evening hours. Look low in the northwest for the seven ...

Now that we’re well into spring, you can easily see the Big Dipper at the start of the evening, suspended upside down, high above the northern Pottsville horizon. It’s nearly overhead. If you’re ...