With a magnitude of 0.1, Capella is the 6th brightest str in the sky and the closest 1st-magnitude star to the Northern Celestial Pole. About 42 light-years from Earth, it is a binary system.

If city lights block the stars over your backyard, this map can help you hunt down the darkest skies for epic stargazing.

Night sky spotlight. Our highlight this month is the beautiful Northern Crown or Corona Borealis. Corona Borealis is an easily recognizable semi-circle of stars in the eastern sky.

Stellarium Web Online Star Map Any night now, a “new star” or nova will appear in the night sky. While it won’t set the sky ablaze, it’s a special opportunity to see a rare event that’s ...

As twilight fades to night these May evenings, Mars stands out in the northern sky. It begins the month near the center of Cancer the Crab not far from the magnificent Beehive star cluster (M44).

Today, this region forms part of the constellation of Taurus the bull, showing that mankind's identification of this part of the sky stretches back thousands of years. Northern Crown. Dr Rappenglueck ...