Polaris is in an area of the night sky free from bright stars. Here's how to easily find the "North Star:" Find the Big Dipper—seven bright stars—Alkaid (at the tip of the tail, highest in the ...

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

Many people grow up believing the Big ... known stars in the sky because, along with Merak (Beta [β] UMa), it's one of the "pointer stars" that skygazers use to locate Polaris, the North Star.

HIT THE DARKNESS ANYTIME (BUT WE ARE USING 9PM HERE) AND LOOK FOR THE BIG DIPPER ... THE END OF THE DIPPER MERAK AND DUBHE YOU CAN MAKE AN ARROW RIGHT TO POLARIS, THE NORTH STAR!

Jan. 29 Go outside about 21:00 and look north. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be close to Polaris, about a third of the way on a journey between Polaris and Dubhe, the top star in the Big Dipper’s ...