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 ...

Tonight’s night sky shows the waxing gibbous moon, the Big Dipper, Spring Triangle stars, and satellites visible across North ...

This week on Star Watch you will be able to see multiple planets in the night sky and the big and little dipper constellations. Friday, June 28, at 11 PM you will be able to see 2 planets in the sky.

Face west at nightfall to find the Big Dipper and its steadfast companion Arcturus. The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. The stars that outline the Dipper are Arabic ...

Two easy-to-find star groupings appear during late summer and early autumn. You can see them by going outdoors and facing north during early evening hours. Look low in the northwest for the seven ...

At around 10 p.m. local daylight time on these warm June evenings, face north and look overhead to see the seven stars that compose the famous Big Dipper. At this time of the year, the handle appears ...

Look for it after dark during January and you, too, will discover that it’s nowhere to be found. The Big Dipper is one of the most famous star groupings and one that nearly all stargazers instantly ...

There’s absolutely no guarantee but early April could open with quite a show put on by Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). On 4 April 2026, it will pass within 100,000 miles of the sun in its orbit. If the comet ...

The Big Dipper is probably the most familiar constellation in the sky. It is actually part of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The Little Dipper is the most recognizable part of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear ...

As summer settles in, many people turn their eyes to the night sky, hoping to catch sight of familiar constellations. While most are familiar with the Big Dipper, there is another iconic group of ...

As evening begins here in Rochester, you can easily see the Big Dipper standing on its handle. Old weather and astronomy lore claim that the tipping Big Dipper contributes to April showers and, of ...