The Big Dipper and Ursa Major Most people can find ... One of the best is M13 in the constellation Hercules, the hero, which is high overhead after dark. You'll need a pair of stargazing ...

The Big Dipper is easy to see in the northwestern ... Chiron was visited by Hercules who accidentally wounded him with an arrow that had been poisoned with the blood of the Hydra.

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 ...

Even though winter is definitely on the way in November, the nighttime sky still has some summer constellations lingering in the western sky. The most obvious stars will be the Summer Triangle.

Some of my earliest stargazing memories involve the same seven stars. Whether you call it the Plough or the Big Dipper – or even the saucepan, the panhandle or the wagon – the stars that form ...

Look closely at the Big Dipper’s handle, and you’ll see Alcor and Mizar, aka the “horse and rider.” Credit: Creators.com illustration In my previous column, I suggested that you step out ...

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 ...