June’s night skies provide excellent opportunities to discover a slice of the evening sky that is largely unsung, unheralded and usually ignored. Daniel Zantzinger / Skywatcher's Guide When, for ...

Since early spring, the constellation Bootes the Herdsman has graced our Pottsville night skies, but now it’s well into its gradual farewell in the western heavens. The correct pronunciation is ...

Sometimes simply looking up into the cosmos at night can reveal important principles of down-to-earth economics. For example, after dark, take a moment to find the spring/summer constellation ...

This 1825 etching provided by the Library of Congress shows an astronomical chart depicting Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on leashes, a quadrant, ...

Since early spring, the constellation Bootes the Herdsman has graced our night skies, but now it’s well into its gradual farewell in the western heavens. I’ve heard Bootes pronounced many different ...