The middle star in the dagger is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to be a ...

To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s Belt. It’s made of three moderately bright stars close together in a row and found high in the southern sky. Then look for ruddy Betelgeuse ...

Containing some of the very brightest stars in the night sky, Orion’s unmistakable Belt is just one of the key sights. Here’s a tour of the iconic constellation so you can star-spot while you ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best “must-see” attractions in the sky, and it’s even more impressive once you get to know ...

Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot for star formation, where young protostars emerge from dense clouds of gas and dust. Hubble’s ...

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best must-see attractions in the Pottsville sky, and it is even more impressive once you get ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

February evenings offer some of the best conditions for viewing the famous winter constellations. This year they approach Mars from the east, ending the month with the Pleiades star cluster ...

and the three stars in Orion’s Belt. While feeling a bit sorry for people in heavy snow regions, I enjoyed the breathtaking magnificence of the predawn sky on my way to “hatsumode” (the ...