Articles related to "Ecliptic"

The path the Sun takes through the sky is called the ecliptic, and the constellations the Sun passes through make up the zodiac.

Libra is an unassuming zodiac constellation located on the ecliptic with an easy double star for binoculars.

This Zodiac constellation has few bright stars but one beautiful galaxy.

New Moon and Eclipse are more than just books by Stephenie Meyer and a hit movie series.

The southern constellations of Lupus and Norma lie along the Milky Way and are made up of mostly dim stars.

Sage Atri was the first to predict solar eclipses and calculate their durations. References to this are found in The Riga Veda and The Pancavimsa Brahmana.

Mythology and observing spots for the tiny constellation Aries the Ram.

Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer is sometimes called the 13th constellation of the Zodiac. You can find many globular clusters here on summer evenings.

Check your facts with this astronomy quizzer.

Observers have a new comet to target as Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3) swings around the sun and passes Earth.

October brings longer nights and a great night sky for fall stargazers. Many constellations, clusters, and nebulae are available for viewing in the northern hemisphere.

The biggest of all 88 constellations wraps along the Milky Way low in the spring sky and contains three Messier objects.

The recognizable shape of the constellation Leo the Lion makes it a great target for stargazers and its many galaxies make it attractive for observers using telescopes.

Bright Venus continues to dominate the West in the evening, joined by Mercury late in the month and Jupiter in the East.

Astronomy has many creative and strange names for the bizarre and wacky objects in the universe. Learn some new words today.

On the outer part of the Solar System lie some big and fabulous worlds. These are very different from the interior planets where the rocky Earth resides.