Can you find the North Star? Called Polaris ... supergiant star about 323 light years from the solar system in the constellation Ursa Minor is only the 48th brightest, but it has, unusually ...
You’ll spy “the” premier winter constellation, Orion the Hunter ... That’s Polaris, the North Star. Polaris is important because of its position, not because it’s bright.
Where to find The Wintermaker, Curly Tail, The Sacred Loop and more indigenous constellations in the night sky. Standing under the night skies in North America pointing out stars with Arabic names ...
Then, shifting my gaze, there was Altair (Hikoboshi) in the constellation Aquila ... About 12,000 years from now, Vega will become the North Star. July 7 is Tanabata, the Star Festival based ...