Constellations

Ursa Major

The Big Dipper is not a constellation of its own but the best-known star pattern within Ursa Major.

💡 Did you know? Its two ‘pointer’ stars lead to the North Star.

Orion

Orion the hunter is easy to spot by the three stars of his belt.

💡 Did you know? Its brightest star is the reddish giant Betelgeuse.

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia forms a distinctive ‘W’ (or ‘M’) in the northern sky.

💡 Did you know? It is named after a vain queen of Greek myth.

Leo

Leo is a zodiac constellation; its sickle shape forms the lion's head.

💡 Did you know? Its brightest star is Regulus, the ‘little king’.

Taurus

Taurus contains the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters.

💡 Did you know? Its red eye is the giant star Aldebaran.

Gemini

Gemini is named after the brothers Castor and Pollux.

💡 Did you know? Its two brightest stars also carry these names.