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Roger Culver: Arcturus 4th brightest star in entire night sky

As the planets Venus and Jupiter slip into the solar glare along with the bright stars and constellations of the winter sky, left behind is the most prominent object in the late spring Colorado sky, the bright star Arcturus. Arcturus can be found to the northeast in the early evening at the tail of the kite-shaped constellation Bootes the Herdsman. This golden star can also be found by extending ...

'Virgin' Constellation's Bright Star Reigns Over Night Sky

In our night sky, just one constellation is officially known as "The Queen" (the autumn star pattern Cassiopeia), but if we could assign an unofficial title of "Queen of Spring" for northern observers, then certainly it would have to go Virgo, the Virgin.

Only 1 week left to catch 8 of the 10 brightest stars

Greetings everyone! Although we have that partial solar eclipse coming up on May 21 and we have the once-in-a-lifetime experience of the transit of Venus coming up in June, if you still haven't seen eight of the sky's 10 brightest stars all at the same time, it's time you went outside and had a look. By the end of next week, Rigel and Canopus will disappear into the sun's glare and this amazing ...

Saturn, Moon and Star Offer Triple Night Sky Treat Thursday

The moon, Saturn and the star Spica will meet in the sky this week.

Five of the sky's brightest stars keep Orion company

Greetings everyone. You'll need to look this weekend to see four of the five visible planets in the early evening sky because we're circling to the other side of the sun from Jupiter and by next week he'll disappear into the sun's glare. To see him tonight, start looking around 7 p.m. It will still be quite light, and Jupiter will be less than a fist-width above the western horizon.