Star Constellations

Sagittarius (“archer”) is a zodiac constellation that contains an asterism of eight bright stars in its western region that stargazers refer to as “the teapot”, after the object it resembles. The brightest star in Sagittarius …

Scorpius (“scorpion”) is a spectacular zodiac constellation with its beautiful arrangement of stars forming a head and long curving tail easily recognized as the creature it represents. This summer constellation is the 33rd biggest in …

Libra is a faint constellation that is the 29th biggest in the night sky, and the only zodiac sign not to represent a living creature. Instead, Libra is depicted in the heavens as “weighing scales” …

Virgo (“the virgin”) is the largest of the zodiac constellations, and the second-largest constellation overall in the night sky, after Hydra. It contains the beautiful blue giant star, Spica, which is the 15th brightest star …

Leo is one of the easiest constellations to recognize and has been pictured as a lion by many different cultures since ancient times, including by the Indians, Persians, and Greeks. It is the 12th largest …

Cancer (“the crab”) is a zodiac constellation, meaning it lies within the ecliptic path that the Sun, Moon and planets travel within each year in the celestial heavens. It is arguably the constellation that looks …

Gemini is the most northern of all the zodiac constellations and actually resembles “the twins” it depicts, with its two brightest stars marking their heads, and its fainter stars delineating their bodies. It is the …

Taurus is a zodiacal constellation found to the right (west) of the constellation Orion, and represents a snorting bull charging the giant huntsman from Greek mythology. Taurus is the 17th largest constellation in the entire …

Aries (“the ram”) was a familiar sight to ancient civilizations, with this inconspicuous zodiacal constellation holding great importance on account of its location along the ecliptic. Aries was one of 48 constellations recorded by Greek …

Pisces is a zodiac constellation that represents two fish tied together with a rope. While Pisces is the 14th largest constellation overall, it is still a challenge to spot in the night sky with its …