The Canpous star resides in the constellation Carina and can be seen with naked eyes during dark skies. It is best seen in Southern Hemisphere. In the constellation Boötes, easily identifiable in ...

Canis Major has no meteor showers associated with it. And now, a few words about Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris. The name Sirius means “the scorching one” or “the sparkling one,” but it’s ...

September opens with Venus hosting winter constellations in the eastern predawn sky. West of the planet, the bright star Procyon, in Canis Minor, the little dog, rises at almost the same time as ...

How to spot Adhara in the night sky Adhara is located in the southern celestial hemisphere within the constellation Canis Major, famously home to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.

With a new moon on the 15th, February’s darkest skies come in mid-month. Use the moonless evenings to enjoy the bright winter constellations, which dominate the southern sky after nightfall.

To catch February’s full moon at its roundest, get outside by sunrise on Feb. 12, because the moon sets in the west shortly ...