In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and use just your eyes to make a giant figure ...

The Giant Planet resembles a majestic golden star, and stands high in the southwest at nightfall during April; it sets around ...

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.

At the start of March, Mercury and Venus lay in the west after sunset. Now both have passed between us and the Sun into the ...

At about the same altitude to the left one sees Rigel, and directly above Rigel at about 60 degrees is Sirius, and if one turns to the left (towards the south) one encounters Canopus, the alpha ...