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The Constellation known as the Big Bear holds double stars, galaxies, and a planetary nebula. You can also use it as a guide to star hop across the sky.

The constellation of the Lynx has few bright stars but its deep-sky objects include pretty galaxies and one of the most remote globular clusters known.

Comet SWAN is sailing in dawn skies with a growing tail and a beautiful greenish head. Catch it easily in binoculars or hope for it to reach naked-eye visibility.

Locate Leo Minor the Little Lion and learn about its stars and deep-sky targets.

Spring is prime time for galaxy observing. Look into the deep recesses of space to find galaxies strung one after another across the spring constellations.

The constellation Camelopardalis is an obscure grouping of faint stars that lies above the horizon every night for observers in the Northern Hemisphere.

Draco the Dragon is visible every clear night in the Northern Hemisphere as it coils around the North Star.

If you want to get started learning the night sky, the first step is to identify major constellations.

The large constellation Bootes the Herdsman holds one of the brightest stars in the sky, Arcturus.

What does Polaris mean? Find translations of the names of many of the major stars.

October's shorter days mean more chances to observe the heavens, including falling stars and the crescent moon.

March 20, 2007, is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. As spring begins, examine some myths related to the equinox.

Kids from kindergarten and up can find great ideas on astronomy projects that are sure to be winners!

What happens when galaxies collide? The result is often galactic-sized fireworks and strange and beautiful new shapes.

An unremarkable constellation holds surprise delights, including bright galaxies and one of the best globular clusters in the sky.

Locating the spring cluster of galaxies in Coma Berenices.

Triangulum may be a small constellation with dim stars, but it holds one gorgeous galaxy.

Mercury becomes a good target in the early evening, the Moon pairs with bright stars and planets, and the April Lyrid meteor shower peaks.

Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere as Mars and Saturn parade in the western sky and the Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks on Father's Day.

Saturn continues its reign over the night; Venus is the evening star; spring galaxies stun observers; and a total lunar eclipse occurs on March 3.

Astronomy is a passion for some, a hobby for others, but with H.A. Rey's book in hand, even a novice can find and enjoy the majestic constellations in the night sky.

The cold dark days of December arrive with the winter solstice, and two meteor showers surround the date, bringing brief bursts of light.

What are the top sights for binoculars? You can view everything from the moon to distant galaxies. Here are a list of the best binocular targets.

A complete list of the 88 constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres: names, depictions, and time of year.

Romantic sonnets "Bright Star" by John Keats and "Sonnet XXIII" by Charlotte Smith both feature stars as their subjects, but the poems' speakers employ distinct rhetoric.