This week’s first small-telescope target is Sirius B, the companion to the night sky’s brightest star, Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. American telescope-maker Alvin Graham Clark discovered that ...

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars. Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centau ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

How to spot Adhara in the night sky Adhara is located in the southern celestial hemisphere within the constellation Canis Major, famously home to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.