Aquarius is a sprawling constellation that stretches across nearly 40° of the southern sky on autumn evenings…
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Aquila
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Aquila, the Eagle, is a mid-sized constellation that lies right along the summer Milky Way just south of the zenith on September evenings in the...
Cetus
A guide to finding deep-sky objects in Cetus.
Pegasus
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive M15. Photo © Hubble and NASA. Pegasus is one of the most familiar autumn constellations. The most prominent part of the constellation is a large square of...
Lyra
Lyra, the Harp, is a small constellation that lies almost straight overhead on August evenings in the mid-northern latitudes…
Ophichus
Ophiuchus is a large constellation that lies high in the southern sky on midsummer evenings…
Draco
Draco isn’t heavily populated with great telescopic targets, but the double stars and deep sky objects that do lie within the constellation’s boundaries are widely varied…
In Search of Ducks!
After some awkward minutes trying to figure out flippers—how to secure them to wading boots, walk with them, and maneuver them through the tiny leg openings in “the boat”—I was back in the water. A few feet from shore my feet could no longer touch the bottom. I was off…or was I?
Eridanus
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Eridanus, the River, is a large constellation that begins just west of Orion’s brightest star, Rigel. From Rigel, it stretches about 60° southwest before...
Favorite Focus, December 2022
Focus Illustrated, December 2022
Covers, December 2022
Long-tailed Weasel in pine tree. Photo © Mlharing/iStock.com. Painted turtles. Photo © Cheryl Shank.
Let’s Take a Hike: Snow Geese
Snow Geese flock. Photo © Matt Anderson/Dreamstime.com.
Honk! Quack!
Snow Geese flying. Photo © Matt Anderson/Dreamstime.com. One sunny day we decided to go to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. After driving a ways, we stopped and watched an assortment of ducks...
