The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains Vega, one of the brightest stars in the Pottsville night sky. As soon as it gets dark enough after sunset, look for the brightest star you can see high ...

It’s certainly not one of the most prominent constellations, but Lyra the Harp is a distinctive one with a super bright star. Vega is the third-brightest nighttime star seen around Minnesota and ...

To locate the Ring Nebula, Rao advises facing due east around 10 p.m. local daylight time. You'll find the ring lying about halfway between the two 3rd-magnitude stars Sheliak and Sulafat, which form ...

Already high in the east an hour after sunset is the constellation Lyra the Lyre, easy to locate thanks to its brightest star, magnitude 0 Vega. Tonight, we’re looking southeast of this star at M56, ...

It's been a few months since the last meteor shower (although we had a solar eclipse to be excited about). Now, skywatchers can rejoice as several celestial spectacles are on the horizon. Among them ...

On this coming Thursday evening, after the Thanksgiving feast and the football games, take a walk under the stars, weather ...