This is “Looking UP! in southern Colorado,” from the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society. I’m Hal Bidlack, and there are lots of reasons to look up! This is a great time of year for astronomy. The ...

Asterisms are informal stellar groupings, formally distinguished from the 88 International Astronomical Union (IAU) constellations in 1928 with Eugène Joseph Delporte's publication, which defined ...

The Summer Triangle is a Northern Hemisphere asterism (stars of similar brightness recognized in a distinctive shape). Unlike many other asterisms, the Summer Triangle is actually an amalgamation of ...

With billions of stars visible from Earth, cataloging asterisms provides beneficial reference points in the night sky. And throughout history, this cataloging process, which still only encompasses a ...

The Moon has a date with a popular asterism early this week. It’ll be in something known as the “Winter Circle” Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. The “Winter Circle” is made up of bright stars from popular ...

Backyard astronomers are always on the lookout for new and exotic binocular or telescope targets. A dyed-in-the-wool seeker of Messier and NGC objects might turn to double stars for a change of pace.