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Almost directly overhead in this month’s early-evening Colorado sky, an observer can view one of summertime’s more prominent ...
Mars gets lost as it sinks deep into the sun’s afterglow. Meanwhile, Jupiter climbs above the predawn eastern horizon to join brilliant Venus.
The loose open cluster NGC 7243 makes it worth learning the location of Lacerta the Lizard, now visible in the evening sky.
There are so many great stories in the over 60 constellations available to us in our night sky. There are heroes, hunters, ...
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and look up during July evenings, you’ll see the brilliant star Vega shining overhead.
There are so many great stories in the over 60 constellations available to us in our Butler night sky. There are heroes, ...
The Summer Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.
With the bright Moon lighting the sky our focus is on easy-to-spot targets tonight, such as Albireo at the head of Cygnus the Swan. Also cataloged as Beta (β) Cygni, Albireo is a stunning double star ...
East of Hercules, you’ll find Lyra, home to the bright star Vega, and Cygnus, which contains the well-known asterism known as the Northern Cross. The brightest star in Cygnus is Deneb.
The stars are Vega, in the constellation Lyra; Deneb in the constellation Cygnus; and Altair in the constellation Aquila. Vega is the brightest star in the small constellation Lyra.