Shannon Silverman, an astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In episode 6, she tells us about some summer constellations.

The Summer Triangle, a striking pattern formed by the stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair, can be easily spotted in November.

The constellations help us find our way around the sky, breaking up the endless array of stars into more manageable and memorable chunks. In this article, I'll discuss five constellations I always ...

Looking up in the northern sky the next clear, early autumn evening, catch the Little Dipper standing on its handle, and what I think of as King Cepheus’ "house" standing upside down on the peak of ...

When we look up at the night sky, we see familiar stars and constellations that have been visible for thousands of years. Yet stars do not last forever. They live and die, though on exceptionally long ...

Archer or teapot? We'll distinguish between the two, as this pattern of stars now is visible in the southern sky at nightfall. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

It is stargazing turnover time. Night times are shrinking in Pottsville, and you must wait later into the evening to begin your stargazing. The good news, though, is that the nights are getting warmer ...