We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between December's winter solstice and March's vernal equinox. That moment took place at 4:11 p.m.
Last week, we discussed the Dog Star, Sirius, the sky’s brightest star. Orbiting Sirius is a faint companion, a tiny star known informally as the Pup.
Towards the end of the month, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and climbs up past Saturn. In the dusk glow, you may be ...
Sirius, the Dog Star, is difficult to ignore. Ostentatiously scintillating on the southern horizon right now, the “Searing ...
Humans have been utterly fascinated with the night sky and the millions of stars sprinkled throughout the huge expanse. Out of the numerous stars, some are brighter than others, and closer to the ...
but that bright star below the rabbit is Sirius, the brightest star in Canis Major the Big Dog. Since I can’t imagine him turning his back on the dogs (Canis Minor the Little Dog is to the east ...
February's night sky offers a treat for stargazers, with the Winter Triangle and a temporary Mars Triangle shining bright, ...
While resisting the persistent courtship of its American suitor, Greenland’s left-leaning, independence-minded government in power (for the moment) continues to profess its disinterest, and to spurn ...
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 ...
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. Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Above ...
Lowest and brightest of the bunch is Sirius, in Canis Major, the big dog. Above Sirius ... the brightest star. To catch February’s full moon at its roundest, get outside by sunrise on Feb ...
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