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With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Orion is most easily identified by its "belt", marked by three stars that appear close together, and its "arms", Rigel and Betelgeuse. Turning south-southeast, and just above Orion, you'll see ...

Then look for ruddy Betelgeuse; it’s the upper left star in Orion, and bright Rigel is the lower right star of Orion. Going back to Orion’s Belt, look for three stars in a row below Orion’s ...

with the Belt stars above Betelgeuse, which from places such as Melbourne, Australia is below them and to the right. Rigel, meanwhile, is upwards and to the left, and this time when one follows ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Greetings everyone and welcome to Guam’s beautiful skies! There will be a bright moon in our evening sky this week since the ...

Below the Belt and to the right is Rigel, also a white (or for some people, blue-white) star, marking Orion's left foot. Above the Belt and to the left is Orion's right shoulder, the bright and ruddy ...