There are two ways to use a star map. First, we can go from the sky to the map. Suppose, for example, we spot a fairly bright star halfway from the southeastern horizon to the zenith (the map’s center ...

the "Northern Crown," between the constellations of Boötes and Hercules. The easiest way of finding Corona Borealis is by first locating some of the brightest stars in the summer night sky.

If you’ve been following my column for a while, you know that there are many kinds of constellations in the sky. You also know that most of these look nothing like their namesakes but are simply ...

That could mean aurora is visible in the northern sky from U.S. states along the Canadian border. G1 storms can be seen from Washington, northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota ...

Any night now, a "new star" or nova will ... It lies in the constellation of the northern crown, prominent in the Northern Hemisphere but also visible in the northern sky from Australia and ...

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 high in the northern sky ...