You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Lowest and brightest of the bunch is Sirius, in Canis Major, the big dog. Above Sirius, the hourglass form of Orion boasts the bright stars Rigel, his left foot, and Betelgeuse, his right shoulder.

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Use those stars as a pointer down and left to spot Sirius, the brightest star visible from Earth and part of the constellation Canis Major, Orion's bigger dog. Using the belt stars as a pointer in ...

Watch a bright Moon dominate the sky, trace the Winter Hexagon, and continue enjoying the evening parade of planets in the ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

First, find Orion the Hunter and measure a fist ... but that bright star below the rabbit is Sirius, the brightest star in Canis Major the Big Dog. Since I can’t imagine him turning his back ...

I like to call them “Orion and his gang,” the ... southeastern sky and the lowest star. Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog. It is often referred to ...

The most obvious constellation this month is Orion ... spot the dazzling star Sirius. It’s the brightest star visible in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s in Canis Major. First Quarter Moon ...

The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the lookout for the Moon to join the line-up, and for Saturn to 'tag' Mercury in ...