Orion the Hunter and Taurus the Bull face off in the southern sky in early February as soon as it gets dark. Taurus is home to two of the brightest star clusters, the Pleiades and Hyades. Both are ...

Just east of Betelgeuse is the fine binocular cluster NGC 2244. But the much fainter Rosette Nebula that lies around the cluster shows up nicely in this fine photo of it by EAAA member James Schultz.

waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent. This cycle repeats once every 29.5 days. Earth's only natural satellite is simply called ‘the Moon ...

The Wolf Moon, named after the howling wolves heard during January's cold winter nights, adds a cultural element to the game.