Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

To catch February’s full moon at its roundest, get outside by sunrise on Feb. 12, because the moon sets in the west shortly ...

Below the Hunter’s feet you’ll find Sirius the Dog Star, the sky’s brightest star. It’s called the Dog Star because it’s the head of Canis Major the Big Dog. Sirius is a middling bright ...

As we proceed into the heart of winter, this month’s Colorado sky displays a marvelous treasure trove of bright stellar gems ...

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.

Just east of Betelgeuse is the fine binocular cluster NGC 2244. But the much fainter Rosette Nebula that lies around the cluster shows up nicely in this fine photo of it by EAAA member James Schultz.

If one looks to the left (northward) of Sirius, towards the East, one can see a whitish star, Procyon, the brightest star in Canis Minor, the Little Dog. Above Procyon and to the left of Orion one ...

The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the ...