Brightest Stars and Constellations
This is the 10th brightest star and is located in Scorpio.
What is Antares?
This means "Archer" in Latin.
What is Sagittarius?
This constellation is at the far right of the Winter Sky and contains the star Aldebaran.
What is Taurus?
The Keystone is located in this constellation at the far right of the Summer-Fall Sky.
What is Hercules?
This is the saying we use to draw the arc in the Spring Sky.
What is "Arc to Arcturus, speed on to Spica?"
Fomalhaut is the 13th brightest star and is located in this constellation.
What is Piscis Austrinus?
This means "Scales" in Latin.
What is Libra?
This constellation is at the far south of the Winter Sky and contains the star Sirius.
What is Canis Major?
This constellation is at the far south of the Summer-Fall Sky and contains the star Altair.
What is Aquila?
Ursa Minor contains this pole star and this asterism.
What are Polaris and Little Dipper?
Capella is the 4th brightest star and is located in this constellation.
What is Auriga?
This means "Horned Goat" in Latin.
What is Capricornus?
This constellation contains Castor and Pollux.
What is Gemini?
This constellation is shaped like a diamond and contains the star Vega.
What is Lyra?
Ursa Major contains this asterism.
What is Big Dipper?
This is the 14th brightest star and is located in Cygnus.
What is Deneb?
This means "Ram" in Latin.
What is Aries?
This constellation is very small and contains the star Procyon.
What is Canis Minor?
This constellation is in the top-left of the Summer-Fall Sky and contains the star Deneb.
What is Cygnus?
Spica is located in this constellation, found at the bottom of the Spring Sky.
What is Virgo?
Altair is the 8th brightest star and is located in this constellation.
This means "Bull" in Latin.
This star cluster is located in Taurus.
What is Pleiades?
The Summer Triangle connects these three bright stars.
What are Deneb, Vega, and Altair?
Bootes contains this brightest star and is located at the far left of the Spring Sky.
What is Arcturus?