The Synthesis of "night sky"

Discover constellations, the star patterns that have guided and inspired humanity for millennia. Learn what they are and why we still look to the stars.

Discover our home, the Milky Way. Learn about the barred spiral galaxy containing our solar system, billions of stars, and a central black hole.

Discover the Big Dipper, a famous star pattern in Ursa Major. Learn how to find it and use its pointer stars to locate Polaris, the North Star.

Discover the celestial sphere, an imaginary globe used by astronomers to map stars, planets, and constellations in the night sky. Your guide is here.

Explore the Orion constellation, the celestial hunter. Learn about its famous stars like Betelgeuse and Rigel, and how to spot its iconic belt.

Discover astronomy, the science of stars, planets, and galaxies. Learn why this ancient field is trending today and how it shapes our modern world.

Discover right ascension, the celestial equivalent of longitude. Learn how astronomers use this coordinate to map and locate stars, galaxies, and planets.

Discover circumpolar stars, the celestial objects that never dip below the horizon from a given latitude. Learn why they circle the celestial poles.

Discover Polaris, the North Star. Learn why this celestial beacon has guided travelers for centuries and its modern role in astronomy.

Discover celestial coordinates, the system astronomers use to map the sky. Learn how right ascension and declination pinpoint objects in the universe.