Summer nights mean late sunsets and lingering twilight, hardly a recipe for great night-sky observing. But this January ...

In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night ... sky. The perpetual chase of Orion and Scorpius (the hunter and the scorpion) across the sky ...

Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very useful, and a good telescope or binoculars will enhance some experiences and bring some otherwise ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. This collage highlights a small selection of regions of the Milky Way imaged as part of the most ... [+] detailed infrared map ...