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    • Aries Constellation
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    • Canes Venatici Constellation
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    • Capricornus Constellation
    • Carina Constellation
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    • Chamaeleon Constellation
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    • Coma Berenices Constellation
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    • Delphinus Constellation
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    • Horologium Constellation
    • Hydra Constellation
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    • Indus Constellation
    • Lacerta Constellation
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    • Leo Minor Constellation
    • Lepus Constellation
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    • Lynx Constellation
    • Lyra Constellation
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    • Microscopium Constellation
    • Monoceros Constellation
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    • Norma Constellation
    • Octans Constellation
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    • Pictor Constellation
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    • Sagitta Constellation
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    • Sculptor Constellation
    • Scutum Constellation
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    • Sextans Constellation
    • Taurus Constellation
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    • Triangulum Australe Constellation
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Constellation Guide

Constellations: A Guide to the Night Sky

Rigel

Night Sky Highlights: December 2019

December 5, 2019 by admin
messier 82,m82

Here are some of the things to see in December:

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Algol, Almach, Alnilam, Alnitak, Betelgeuse, Big Dipper, Bode's Galaxy, Cigar Galaxy, Delta Cassiopeiae, Double Cluster, Eta Cassiopeiae, Fireworks Galaxy, Garnet Star, Messier 103, Messier 34., Messier 42, Messier 81, Messier 82, Mintaka, Mu Cephei, NGC 6946, NGC 869, NGC 884, Orion Nebula, Orion's Belt, Rigel, Ruchbah

Night Sky Highlights: February 2019

February 3, 2019 by admin

Here are some of the things to see in February:

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Bellatrix, Betelgeuse, Messier 41, Messier 42, Orion Nebula, Orion's Belt, Orion's Sword, Procyon, Rigel, Saiph, Sirius, Winter Triangle

Night Sky Highlights: January 2019

January 4, 2019 by admin
crab nebula composite image

Here are some of the things to see in January:

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Alnilam, Alnitak, Bellatrix, Betelgeuse, Capella, Crab Nebula, Hyades, Messier 1, Messier 36, Messier 37, Messier 38, Mintaka, Orion's Belt, Pleiades, Rigel, Saiph

The Night Sky This Month: February

February 4, 2018 by admin
orion's belt,orion's belt stars,flame nebula

Here are some of the things to see in February:

Posted in: Jupiter, Mars, Partial Solar Eclipse Tagged: Alnilam, Alnitak, Betelgeuse, M42, Messier 41, Mintaka, Orion Nebula, Orion's Belt, Rigel, Sirius, Trapezium Cluster

February Night Sky

February 6, 2017 by admin
orion's belt,orion's belt stars,flame nebula

Here are some of the things to see this month:

Posted in: Annular Solar Eclipse, Jupiter, Mars, Partial Solar Eclipse, Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, Saturn, Venus Tagged: Betelgeuse, Messier 41, Messier 42, Orion Nebula, Orion's Belt, Rigel, Sirius, Trapezium Cluster

Winter Hexagon

March 13, 2016 by admin
winter circle,winter stars

The Winter Hexagon, also known as the Winter Circle, is a prominent winter asterism formed by seven stars prominent in the winter sky. These are Rigel in Orion, Aldebaran in Taurus, Capella in Auriga, Castor and Pollux in Gemini, Procyon in Canis Minor, and Sirius in Canis Major constellation. Sirius and Procyon are also part … [Read more…]

Posted in: Asterism Tagged: Aldebaran, Beehive Cluster, Beta Tauri, Betelgeuse, Canopus, Capella, Castor, Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone Nebula, Crab Nebula, De Mairan's Nebula, Elnath, Horsehead Nebula, Hyades, M1, M42, M43, Messier 35, Messier 36, Messier 37, Messier 38, Messier 44, Messier 45, NGC 2244, Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, Orion Nebula, Orion's Belt, Orion's Sword, Pinwheel Cluster, Pleiades, Pollux, Praesepe, Procyon, Rigel, Rosette Nebula, Sirius, Starfish Cluster, Winter Circle, Winter Hexagon, Winter Triangle

Night Sky Highlights in February

February 2, 2016 by admin
orion's belt,orion's belt stars,flame nebula

Here are some of the things to see in February:

Posted in: Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Venus Tagged: Betelgeuse, Messier 41, Messier 42, Orion Nebula, Orion's Belt, Rigel, Sirius, Trapezium Cluster

Highlights of the Night Sky in February

February 3, 2015 by admin
orion's belt,orion's belt stars,flame nebula

Here are some of the planets, constellations and deep sky objects to see in February:

Posted in: Canis Major, Jupiter, Mars, Orion, Saturn, Venus Tagged: Alnilam, Alnitak, Betelgeuse, Messier 41, Mintaka, Orion Nebula, Orion's Belt, Orion's Sword, Rigel, Sirius, Trapezium Cluster

Witch Head Nebula – IC 2118

August 31, 2014 by admin
witch head nebula

The Witch Head Nebula, also known by its official name, IC 2118, is a very faint reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus. It was nicknamed the Witch Head because it looks like a profile of a wicked witch. The nebula is illuminated by the bright star Rigel in Orion. It lies at a distance of 1,000 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eridanus, Reflection Nebula, Starburst Region, Supernova Remnant Tagged: Beta Orionis, Cederblad 41, IC 2118, NGC 1909, Orion OB1 Association, Orion-Eridanus Bubble, Rigel, T Tauri Variables, Witch Head Nebula

Betelgeuse

August 14, 2014 by admin
betelgeuse

Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis, is the second brightest star in Orion constellation and the ninth brightest star in the sky. It is a supergiant star, distinctly red in colour, located at an approximate distance of 643 light years from Earth. It is an evolved star, one expected to explode as a supernova in a relatively near future. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Brightest Stars, Largest Stars, Orion, Supernova, Variable Stars Tagged: Aldebaran, Alnilam, Alnitak, Alpha Orionis, Bellatrix, Beta Crucis, Beta Orionis, Betelgeuse, Capella, Deneb, Gamma Orionis, Large Magellanic Cloud, Mimosa, Mintaka, Orion OB1 Association, Orion's Belt, Pollux, Procyon, R Doradus, Red Supergiants, Rigel, Sirius, Southern Cross, Supernova 1987A, Type II Supernova, Winter Hexagon, Winter Triangle
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Constellations

Andromeda
Antlia
Apus
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Aries
Auriga
Boötes
Caelum
Camelopardalis
Cancer
Canes Venatici
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Capricornus
Carina
Cassiopeia
Centaurus
Cepheus
Cetus
Chamaeleon
Circinus
Columba
Coma Berenices
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
Corvus
Crater
Crux
Cygnus
Delphinus
Dorado
Draco
Equuleus
Eridanus
Fornax
Gemini
Grus
Hercules
Horologium
Hydra
Hydrus
Indus
Lacerta
Leo
Leo Minor
Lepus
Libra
Lupus
Lynx
Lyra
Mensa
Microscopium
Monoceros
Musca
Norma
Octans
Ophiuchus
Orion
Pavo
Pegasus
Perseus
Phoenix
Pictor
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Puppis
Pyxis
Reticulum
Sagitta
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Sculptor
Scutum
Serpens
Sextans
Taurus
Telescopium
Triangulum
Triangulum Australe
Tucana
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Vela
Virgo
Volans
Vulpecula

Asterisms

Big Dipper
Little Dipper
Orion's Belt
Northern Cross
Southern Cross
Summer Triangle
Winter Triangle
Winter Hexagon
Spring Triangle

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