There are plenty of star charts around the app store that feature augmented reality, where you tilt your iOS device toward the sky and the app reveals what planets and stars are in your field of ...

There's an astronomy app for every star gazing occasion in this list. Sleep in late and stay up later with these 11 great apps.

Most standard star charts, which include only the principal naked-eye stars, often do not give an accurate idea of constellation size.

Once you have these principal stars mastered, using the chart to discover the fainter constellations will be a lot easier. Take your time, and enjoy the journey.

Additional charts and diagrams help, although the four seasonal star maps which are used to locate these stars are a bit confusing.

New Map Of The Milky Way Charts Where Stars Are Born Date: March 28, 2006 Source: Boston University Summary: A team of astronomers from Boston University's Institute for Astrophysical Research has ...

For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above. To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below. Consists of star charts ...

Traditionally, artists who illustrated constellations in sky charts depicted Cetus as a sea monster, as in the story of Perseus and Andromeda.

Constellations are official groupings of stars that form easily-recognizable patterns or pictures. If you’re knowledgeable enough, you can use constellations to orient yourself.

The Star Manual of Master Shi, or Shi Shi Xing Jing (石氏星经) is the earliest known Chinese star calendar. It’s a meticulous record of 120 stars and 28 constellations, originating in China.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This accession consists of star charts used for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalogue, first published in 1966. These records ...