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High in the summer sky, the constellation Hercules acts as a centerpiece for late-night stargazers. At the center of Hercules is the "Keystone," a near-perfect square shape between the bright ...

The night sky has a visiting comet flaunting its faint ... The comet should be visible from Saturday to July 21, according to In-the-Sky.org. The number 13 means the comet Olbers was the ...

The night sky at around 11pm this month (Nigel Henbest) Brilliant Jupiter clears the horizon about 1.30am. As the Moon sails over the giant planet on the mornings of 30 July and 31 July we’re ...

The month of June didn't feature too much to look at in our night sky outside of some general stargazing. Thankfully that changes as we go into July and eventually into August. Looking at last ...

From the Beehive Cluster to planets and constellations, these are the best sights to search for over the next couple months.

The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

The latter is active from July 7 through Aug. 15 with a "plateau ... where multiple meteors appear to shoot out from an origin point in the night sky, which scientists call the Radiant.

Jupiter, in the constellation of Libra, can be seen in the earlier portion of the night, stellar magnitude about - 2, setting at Ih. on July 1 and at 23h. on July 31. Saturn, in the constellation ...

Strawberry moon will be at full illumination June 11, the latest of the full moons tied to Native American tradition.

The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks in late July. And this year ... may be visible in the night sky. These two meteor showers are not high volume, but the Alpha Capricornids often ...

At its best in July is this famous globular cluster ... rich starfields — the "steam" from the Teapot is one of the night sky's most beautiful summer sights. The once-a-month sight of ...