Stars and constellations. Winter officially commences in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. when the sun reaches the southernmost position on the ecliptic, its apparent annual path ...

There are now 88 recognized constellations that are officially named by the IAU. 36 of them are located in the northern hemisphere, while the remaining 52 are located in the southern hemisphere.

This December 2010 sky map depicts a view of some of the constellations visible in winter in the Northern Hemisphere. These days, streets, homes and stores are festooned with evergreens and ...

Ashland Astronomy Studio’s “Stars of the Northern Hemisphere” is a glossy poster showing stars in three panels: circumpolar, winter, and summer constellations. The poster measures 36 by 24 ...

Polaris shines directly above the Earth’s terrestrial North Pole, so all of the stars in the northern hemisphere appear to circle the North Star every 24 hours in response to the Earth’s rotation.

The main attraction for stargazers this March is coming up this week. It’s the tremendous Venus and Jupiter conjunction. It’s the best planet-to-planet conjunction of the year, as far as I’m ...

Right now, several “forgotten” constellations are visible after dark to some of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Credit: Creators.com illustration We in the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere have a ...

Ah, winter in Southwest Florida ... Orion is one of the most easily identified constellations in the Northern Hemisphere. • Five of the 50 brightest stars are in Orion: ...

From this point on, the Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight each day, increasing the hours of daylight until June 21. The bad news for us stargazers is that we have to wait later and later ...