Tagged: constellation

Hercules, the mighty strongman of the summer sky

A staple of mythology, the hero Hercules has a strange celestial story. One of the best-known star patterns, Hercules stands high over our heads in the Northern Hemisphere at nightfall this week. Like many of our oldest constellations, Hercules can be traced to the beginnings...

Scorpius? Here’s Your Constellation

Scorpius is among the most distinctive of constellations in the zodiac. With a little imagination, you can see its stars tracing the shape of a Scorpion. The brilliant red star Antares lies at the Scorpion’s Heart. The constellation has the shape of the letter J,...