Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was ...

Once darkness falls, cast your eye in the direction of north. In fact, our target tonight lies extremely close to the North ...

July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it’s worth losing some sleep over because it’s now prime time for summer ...

For example, every scout knows how to use the Big Dipper to find the North Star (aka Polaris) and, from that, their directions around the horizon. To do so, find the two stars of the Dipper's bowl ...

The Big Dipper’s stars. With an apparent magnitude of 1.79, Dubhe (Alpha [α] ... UMa), it’s one of the “pointer stars” that skygazers use to locate Polaris, the North Star.

High school football schedules teams in the North Star League Big Dipper and Little Dipper divisions for 2024. The Big Dipper features Alcona, Rogers City, St. Helen Heston and Whittemore-Prescott ...

For example, every scout knows how to use the Big Dipper to find the North Star (aka Polaris) and, from that, their directions around the horizon. To do so, find the two stars of the Dipper’s ...

At around 10 p.m. local daylight time on these warm June evenings, face north and look overhead to see the seven stars that compose the famous Big Dipper. At this time of the year, the handle ...