Anyone who enjoys gazing at the night sky probably has a few favorite star patterns they like to look for: The Big Dipper, for example, or Orion’s belt. But those familiar shapes that many of us ...

This week, at around 8 p.m. local time, the Big Dipper — probably the best known star pattern — begins to pass under the north pole of the sky. If you live at or near latitude 30 degrees north ...

My wife and I were on our back patio the other night enjoying the night sky. While looking at the Big Dipper, I started to wonder just how big is it? If a person were to start at the end of the handle ...

This week, at around 8 p.m. local daylight time, the BigDipper – probably the best known star pattern – begins to pass under the northpole of the sky. If you live at or near latitude 30-degrees north ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The seven stars from which we derive the Little Bear, or Ursa Minor in the night sky are also ...