Though the sky is littered with constellations, January offers the best visibility for these eight, owing to their perfect ...

Shining down upon us all winter long, Orion is the brightest and grandest of all the constellations. Within Orion we find two immense stars, Rigel and Betelgeuse, apparently at two entirely different ...

The constellation of Orion represents the hunter for most of the year, but in mid-March, this prominent collection of stars becomes hunted by skywatchers. The stars of Orion, named after the pinnacle ...

In last week’s Skywatch, I described at least some of the celestial treasures waiting for you within the great constellation ...

Plainly visible to the naked eye under a dark sky, the Orion nebula can be clearly resolved through binoculars and small telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...