by Shaphan Shank | Jun 1, 2023 | 2023, 06 June Readers' Issue, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Constellations, Double Stars, Exploring Our Skies, Star Clusters, Study Guide
View the June 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide M3. Photo © Reinhold Wittich/Dreamstime.com. Bootes lies nearly straight overhead on June evenings in the Northern Hemisphere. This constellation is relatively easy to find, not only because of its distinctive kite-like...
by Shaphan Shank | May 1, 2022 | 2022, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Constellations, Double Stars, Exploring Our Skies, Galaxies, Star Clusters, Study Guide
Canes Venatici is a small constellation, consisting of only two stars. However, it is quite easy to find due to its location just south of the Big Dipper. Like many of the surrounding constellations, Canes Venatici holds quite a few galaxies.M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy,...
