Showing 28 of 28 sky objects
Leo (The Lion)
🔭 Spring
⭐ Brightest star: Regulus
Scorpius (Scorpion)
🔭 Summer
⭐ Brightest star: Antares
Taurus (The Bull)
🔭 Winter
⭐ Brightest star: Aldebaran
Gemini (The Twins)
⭐ Bright stars: Castor & Pollux
Sagittarius (Archer)
⭐ Points to galaxy centre
Aquarius (Water Bearer)
🔭 Autumn
⭐ One of the oldest
Ursa Major (Great Bear)
🔭 All year (north)
⭐ Holds the Big Dipper
Ursa Minor (Little Bear)
⭐ Contains Polaris
Orion (The Hunter)
⭐ Has Orion's Belt
Cassiopeia
⭐ W or M shape
Cygnus (The Swan)
⭐ The Northern Cross
Lyra (The Harp)
⭐ Brightest star: Vega
Crux (Southern Cross)
🔭 All year (south)
⭐ Smallest constellation
Centaurus
🔭 Autumn (south)
⭐ Holds nearest star system
Carina (The Keel)
🔭 Summer (south)
⭐ Brightest star: Canopus
Phoenix
🔭 Spring (south)
⭐ Named after the firebird
Sun
🔭 Daytime
⭐ 8 light-minutes away
Sirius
⭐ Brightest in night sky
Polaris (North Star)
⭐ ~433 light-years away
Betelgeuse
⭐ Red supergiant
Proxima Centauri
🔭 South sky
⭐ 4.24 light-years away
Vega
⭐ 25 light-years away
Red Dwarf
🔭 Need a telescope
⭐ Smallest, longest-lived
White Dwarf
⭐ A dead star's core
Red Supergiant
🔭 Some visible
⭐ Largest by size
Neutron Star
🔭 Invisible to eye
⭐ A city-sized star
Supernova
🔭 Rare, sudden
⭐ A star explosion
Black Hole
🔭 Invisible
⭐ Gravity wins
Sky Categories
Astronomers divide the sky into 88 official constellations.