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By Fred Barrett The constellation Virgo is prominent in the South at mid-evening this month. In many cultures she is identified with purity, maidens and fertility. In ancient times she was a goddess who represented the harvest and growing crops. It...
By Fred Barrett We still have the winter constellations gathered around Orion in the South and Southwest during the evening. Fifteen degrees left of the sullen red eye of Betelgeuse on the right shoulder of Orion, you encounter the bright star...
By Fred Barrett We still have the winter constellations gathered around Orion in the South and Southwest during the evening. Fifteen degrees left of the sullen red eye of Betelgeuse on the right shoulder of Orion, you encounter the bright star...
By Fred Barrett Orion is high in the South during February and at its glorious Winter peak for observing. Though there’s still plenty to explore in that territory, this month I’m going to point out a few objects to watch for in nearby Taurus....
\ My highlight constellation for December is Cassiopeia and the area surrounding her. I say “her” because in Greek mythology Cassiopeia was the beautiful wife of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia and mother of Andromeda. The Queen in her vanity bragged...
Looking up at the stars to the South around 8PM in early November, you see Pegasus near the zenith, one of the most prominent constellations in the night sky. It’s usually described as the Great Square of Pegasus and it appears as a great square...
by Leo Enright In the month of January, sunsets continue to be in the very early evening, or maybe more correctly, in the late afternoon. At our latitude, the earliest sunset of the whole year was on December 10. Since that date, sunsets have been...
