The first of two Titan shadow transits this month occurs this morning — can you catch the big, black shadow crossing Saturn’s ...

The "Broken Engagement Ring" is a star pattern (asterism), not a real celestial object. It's located near the star Merak in the Big Dipper. The asterism is best viewed with binoculars or a low ...

The Northern Cross: A cross-shaped asterism within the constellation Cygnus, “The Swan.” The Pleiades: Also known as the Seven Sisters, this is an open cluster of bright stars within Taurus.

The stars of the Three Leaps of the Gazelle Asterism are not particularly bright at magnitudes between +3 and +4, and so to spot them with the naked eye we'd recommend seeking out a dark sky free ...

Mars will be located below the star cluster or asterism NGC1746 for a few days in September making its closest approach on Sept. 24.

The Big Dipper isn’t the only vessel in the night sky. If you face south on late July nights when it gets fully dark after sunset, a pattern of stars, or asterism, known as the Teapot is visible ...