The official first day of summer isn’t until June 20, but already, there’s a sure stellar sign of summer on the rise. When the night sky finally darkens around 10:30, the “Summer Triangle” emerges in ...

The nights surrounding Aug. 29 are a great time to spot the stars of the famous 'Summer Triangle' asterism, bisected by the glowing band of the Milky Way, with an early-setting crescent moon providing ...

Shannon Silverman, an astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In episode 6, she tells us about some summer constellations.

The Summer Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A true sign of summer for astronomers is the Summer Triangle. While not a constellation, this pattern of stars is quite large and bright enough to be seen even in skies with some light pollution, like ...

Even though summer has long passed, one of its most interesting sky markers can still be seen in the evening sky of the Northern Hemisphere. The Summer Triangle, a striking pattern made of the stars ...

When you’re trying to make the stars your old friends and getting to know your way around the constellations, you need all the help you can get. Asterisms can be wonderful tools to get the job done.

Just before going to bed the other night, I was out walking my dogs. It was about 11 P.M., and, out of well-earned habit, I did what I always do: I looked up. It was a clear night, and while my eyes ...