Star Watch: Sorting out the skies
Astronomers tell us that our night sky includes 88 constellations and about 8,000 stars that we can see via the naked eye.
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Star Watch: Mars, Venus, and Jupiter all visible in March
A lot is happening in the sky and on Earth during mid-March. There are stars, nebula, galaxies, comets and meteors, but the planets are my favorites.
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Reader appreciates stargazing column
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Ohio Outdoor News.
Star Watch: Navigating the night sky
Finding your way around the night sky is easy with help from a few key guideposts, like Orion the Hunter, which we discussed last time. Orion will be high in the southern sky for most of the winter, and we can use him to find nearby stars and constellations in our Milky Way galaxy.
Star watch: Meet Orion the Hunter
For most of February 2023, one of the best-known of the constellations will be high in the southern sky and easily observable on clear nights. Named after a hunter in Greek mythology, Orion includes two of our brightest stars, Betelgeuse and Rigel.
