Last week in Starwatch I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear in local skies. The Little Bear and the famous Little Dipper are one and ...

Ursa Minor hooks the North Star in its tail, and turns its back on it. It would seem, indeed, that Ursa Major must know all that there is to know about this particular point of light, since it travels ...

Even if you are new to stargazing, no doubt you have seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of year, they are easy to find in the Pottsville sky. As soon as it is dark ...

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", ...

The two most conspicuous star patterns whirling in their nightly course in the northern skies are the Big Dipper and the "W" of Cassiopeia the Queen. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The solstice is almost here. On Wednesday, 21 December 2022 winter begins in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere. At 21:48 Universal Time the Sun will hang above the Tropic ...