If you’ve been reading my column for a while, you know there are many kinds of critters represented among the ancient constellations. Today I’d like to share with you the story of one of the newer ...

Follow the coils of Hydra this spring to see some of the most strikingly colorful stars in the sky. Out of the 88 constellations, more than half represent animals or hybrids of animals. Some of these ...

Still shining sedately with a yellowish-white glow high inthe southern sky after sunset is the beautiful ringed planet, Saturn. Not toofar south of Saturn you can find a little group of five or six ...

Now is a good time to see one of the largest yet least recognized constellations in the northern skies, because the moon will be new Friday and out of the late evening sky for a few days. Hydra the ...

Here's a trivia question: Which is the largest of all constellations? If you answered "Hydra," you know more about the night sky than you admit. At this time of year we can find Hydra, the water snake ...

The moon is at last quarter tonight and will not rise until 1:47 Friday morning. This gives us a good chance to enjoy the evening winter sky. Let's try for a somewhat more challenging sight than ...