A full moon is slated for Sept. 7, but there are other celestial events occurring this month. More on viewing Saturn at its ...

Additional charts and diagrams help, although the four seasonal star maps which are used to locate these stars are a bit confusing.

Astronomy buff Mike Lynch likes to tell people to “come out and make the stars your old friends, which is what they really ...

Once you have these principal stars mastered, using the chart to discover the fainter constellations will be a lot easier. Take your time, and enjoy the journey.

There are plenty of star charts around the app store that feature augmented reality, where you tilt your iOS device toward the sky and the app reveals what planets and stars are in your field of ...

The article details the observation of several double stars in the constellation Aries, including Mesarthim (γ Arietis), 1 Arietis, Σ 175, λ Arietis, and 14 Arietis, utilizing star-hopping ...

Most standard star charts, which include only the principal naked-eye stars, often do not give an accurate idea of constellation size.

For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above. To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below. Consists of star charts ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This accession consists of star charts used for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalogue, first published in 1966. These records ...

According to Slate ’s Phil Plait, there are 21 different constellations that fit this arbitrary definition—they have just long been left out of astrologers’ star charts.