EarthSky Tonight—Nov 28, Summer Triangle in west on fall and winter evenings
In late June – around the June 21 solstice – the Summer Triangle pops out in the east as darkness falls and shines all night long.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 27, Orion the Hunter rises in the east at mid-evening
Orion the Mighty Hunter – perhaps the easiest to identify of all constellations – rises at mid-evening in late November and early December.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight October 20, Moon washes out Orionid meteors, but guides you to Jupiter
The Orionid meteor shower will probably rain down their greatest number of meteors for 2010 before dawn on Thursday, October 21, 2010
EarthSky Tonight—September 6, Star-hop to Sirius from Orion’s Belt
You can find Orion. Trust me. If you go outside and look southward before dawn now, you will notice Orion’s Belt, which consists of a short, straight row of medium-bright…
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight September 4, Orion the Hunter well up before dawn in September
Orion the Hunter is always behind the sun as seen from Earth in June. It comes back to the predawn sky every year in late July. By early September, Orion…
EarthSky Tonight—August 25, Orion the Hunter and Sirius the Dog Star
Orion will be visible in the evening by winter, but right now the Hunter lords over the southeastern sky at dawn’s first light.
Earthsky Tonight—July 21,Moon and Antares even closer today
To immortalize this story about Orion and the Scorpion, the gods turned the two archenemies into constellations.
Earthsky Tonight—April 29, Moon and Scorpion rise as Orion sets
Like clockwork, the constellations rise and set 4 minutes earlier with each passing day.
Earthsky Tonight — April 28, Orion descends in the west each evening
The famous constellation Orion will soon disappear for another season.
Earthsky Tonight — April 2, 2010: Moon and Scorpius rise after Orion sets
Here is the waning gibbous moon near the star Antares in the southeast sky shortly after midnight on April 3. If you are looking for the moon on the evening…