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Many people grow up believing the Big Dipper is a constellation, but it's not. It's an asterism - a small, eye-catching, connect-the-dots pattern made of stars lying either within a single ...

Like the Big Dipper, there are three stars that make ... which is a group of stars in a simple cross shape. The other stars in the constellation of Cygnus are extensions of this cross shape.

Spica is located in the constellation Virgo and ... to find Spica is using the 'arc' of the Big Dipper's handle. Follow the arc to the bright orange star Arcturus, then 'speed on' further to ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

A star in the beautiful constellation of Corona Borealis will ... hours after dark and look to the east-northeast. Find the Big Dipper high in the northeast and use the curve of its handle to ...