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 ...

Now that we’re well into spring, you can easily see the Big Dipper at the start of the evening, suspended upside down, high above the northern Pottsville horizon. It’s nearly overhead. If you’re ...

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 ...

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 ...

As we head into the New Year 2023, the next clear evening notice how some of the constellations seem to be standing up to applaud. "What in the world is he talking about?" I can imagine readers ...

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 ...

The Big Dipper is one of the most recognizable asterisms in the night sky. However, it is only a part of the constellation Ursa Major, which is one of the largest. As a reminder, an asterism is simply ...

Now that we’re well into spring, you can easily see the Big Dipper at the start of the evening, suspended upside down, high above the northern horizon. It’s nearly overhead. If you’re facing north it ...

Now that we're well into spring, you can easily see the Big Dipper at the start of the evening, suspended upside down, high above the northern horizon. It's nearly overhead. If you're facing north it ...