One of the first patterns many learn to find in the night sky is the Big Dipper. This weekend look for it after sunset to the north. This time of year, it looks to be tipped on end, emptying its ...

Shannon Silverman, an Astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In this episode, she explores the Big Dipper, and tells us about ...

Though it’s quite faint, locating the North Star at this time of year becomes a bit easier because the Big Dipper has returned to our evening sky, and as just about every scout in the world knows, the ...

Even if you’re new to stargazing, no doubt you’ve seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of year they’re easy to find. As soon as it’s dark enough after sunset, look ...

I know this may be old hat to a lot of regular readers of my column and veteran stargazers but for the sake of new fans of the night skies I want to go back to the basics; the Big Dipper and the ...

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 ...

One of the most recognizable and useful star patterns reaches its best visibility during clear spring evenings. Between 10 and 11 p.m., face north and look for the Big Dipper just slightly northeast ...

This week, take some time to look overhead and toward the north to see the Big Dipper. Then use it to find Polaris in Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper) and to guide you to Boötes and its bright star ...

In late March and April, the Big Dipper is at its highest of the year for observers watching just after nightfall. You can check out the Big Dipper every clear night. But on a special series of nights ...

The Big Dipper is probably the most familiar constellation in the sky. It is actually part of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The Little Dipper is the most recognizable part of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear ...

Even if you are new to stargazing, no doubt you have seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of year, they are easy to find in the Pottsville sky. As soon as it is dark ...