Big Dipper: Northern Sky’s Timeless Guide
The Big Dipper is an asterism formed by seven bright stars in the northern circumpolar constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. It is one of… Read More »Big Dipper: Northern Sky’s Timeless Guide
Regulus
Frosty Leo Nebula
The Frosty Leo Nebula (IRAS 09371+1212) is a bipolar protoplanetary nebula (PPN) located approximately 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Leo. It has an apparent… Read More »Frosty Leo Nebula
Porpoise Galaxy (Penguin Galaxy, NGC 2936)
The Porpoise Galaxy (NGC 2936) is an irregular galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. It is also known as the Penguin Galaxy. The interacting galaxy… Read More »Porpoise Galaxy (Penguin Galaxy, NGC 2936)
The Kite
The Kite is a large northern asterism that dominates the constellation Boötes. Also known as the Ice Cream Cone, it is formed by the constellation’s… Read More »The Kite
The Sickle
The Sickle of Leo is one of the most recognizable patterns in the spring sky. Formed by some of the brightest stars in the constellation… Read More »The Sickle
Great Diamond
The Great Diamond, or Diamond of Virgo, is a prominent spring asterism formed by the bright stars Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici constellation, Arcturus in Boötes, Spica in Virgo, and Denebola in Leo. The asterism shares the stars Arcturus and Spica with the Spring Triangle, an asterism formed by these two stars with Regulus, the brightest star in Leo.
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Spring Triangle
The Spring Triangle is a prominent spring asterism formed by the bright stars Arcturus in Boötes constellation, Spica in Virgo, and Regulus in Leo. The asterism can be seen in the southeastern sky from March to May by observers in the northern hemisphere. It shares two stars – Arcturus and Spica – with the larger spring asterism known as the Great Diamond, or Diamond of Virgo.
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