Zodiac

Cancer is the faintest of the 12 zodiac constellations, and at first glance, its stars bear little resemblance to a crab. Even its brightest star reaches only about magnitude 3.5, making Cancer easy to overlook …

Gemini is one of the most recognizable of the 12 zodiac constellations. Its two bright stars, Castor and Pollux, mark the heads of the Twins, but they are neither physically connected nor particularly alike. Gemini …

Taurus is a striking zodiac constellation representing a bull facing the nearby hunter Orion. It occupies a particularly beautiful part of the winter sky, with the Hyades star cluster forming the Bull’s V-shaped face and …

Aries is a relatively inconspicuous zodiac constellation representing the Ram. Its recognizable pattern consists of just a handful of stars, with even its brightest, Hamal, shining at only magnitude 2.0. Visible from latitudes between roughly …

Pisces is a zodiac constellation traditionally representing two fish connected by long cords. Although one of the larger constellations, it can be difficult to recognize because its stars are relatively faint, with even its brightest, …

Aquarius is a large but surprisingly faint constellation of the zodiac, lying between Capricornus and Pisces. It is the 10th-largest of the 88 constellations, yet none of its stars is particularly bright. Although its traditional …

Capricornus is a small, faint constellation of the zodiac representing one of the strangest creatures in the night sky: the Sea-Goat, traditionally depicted with the front half of a goat and the tail of a …

The constellation Ophiuchus is Greek for ‘serpent-bearer’ and is depicted as a man grasping a snake, represented by the nearby constellation of Serpens. It is sometimes known as the Zodiac’s 13th or forgotten constellation as …