It's easy to get lost in a clear night sky full of stars. It can feel like a random mess of lights without a little guidance. Once you're able to identify a few constellations though, the sky starts ...

The constellations help us find our way around the sky, breaking up the endless array of stars into more manageable and memorable chunks. In this article, I'll discuss five constellations I always ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. How many bright stars and constellations can you find in the ...

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Photo of the constellation Cygnus with annotations from IAU and Sky & Telescope. Here is the non-annotated version. You've heard of the Southern Cross in the Southern Hemisphere's night sky, but what ...

Leo the lion is most visible during the spring, after sunset, for Northern Hemisphere stargazers. It boasts a rear triangle for its tail and a backward question mark, known as the Sickle asterism, ...

We’ve all identified Pegasus in the sky, right? It’s easy to see the Great Square, notwithstanding that one of the stars belongs to Andromeda. The constellation Pegasus represents the mythological ...

As with many constellations, it’s trickier to spot Gemini’s entire shape in light-polluted areas—but this month we have some extra navigational help. The two brightest stars in this constellation are ...