Video Catalog
Stargazing Basics
Learn about the basics of stargazing and night sky observation techniques.
- What is a Constellation?
- Types of Constellations
- Motion of the Earth and Sky
- Star Magnitude (Brightness) Explained
- Asterisms
- Useful Tips for Viewing the Night Sky
- Star Rise: Four Minutes Earlier Each Night
- Averted Vision: Stargazing Technique
- Right Ascension Versus Declination
- HR Diagram Explained
- Zodiacal Light
Celestial Events
Take a closer look at celestial events that occur throughout the year, including meteor showers, equinoxes, solstices, eclipses, and more!
Circumpolar Constellions
Circumpolar constellations are star patterns that can be seen all year round in the northern hemisphere and do not set below the horizon.
Asterisms
Asterisms are not true constellations, but similar in the sense that they makes shapes and patterns across the sky. They can be used to find other star patterns in the sky.
Stars
Learn about the basics of stargazing and night sky observation techniques.
- Belt Stars of Orion
- Bright Stars of Orion
- Sirius - Brightest Star in Canis Major
- Vega - Brightest Star in Lyra
- Capella - Brightest Star in Auriga
- Antares - Brightest Star in Scorpius
- Arcturus - Brightest Star in Boötes
- Deneb - Brightest Star in Cygnus
- Albireo - Double Star in Cygnus
- Barnard's Runaway Star
- Altair - Brightest Star in Aquila
- Algol - Demon Star in Perseus
- Aldebaran - Brightest Star in Taurus
- Rigel - Brightest Star in Orion
Zodiac Constellations
Learn about the zodiacal constellations, which are star patterns in which the sun passes through.
Winter Constellations
Learn more about the constellations that can be seen in the winter months in the northern hemisphere.
Spring Constellations
Learn more about the constellations that can be seen in the spring season in the northern hemisphere.
Summer Constellations
Learn more about the constellations that can been seen in the summer in the northern hemisphere.
Autumn Constellations
Learn about the zodiacal constellations, which are star patterns in which the sun passes through.
Celestial Objects
Star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies can be seen with the unaided eye, and many more need magnification to be observed.
Versus Videos
Comparison videos about various astronomy topics, including stars, constellations, and more. These topics are both similar, yet different.
- Right Ascension versus Declination
- Alcor versus Mizar
- Alpha Centauri versus Beta Centauri
- Apparent Magnitude versus Absolute Magnitude
- Lunar Eclipse versus Solar Eclipse
- Ursa Major versus Ursa Minor
- Open Star Clusters versus Globular Star Clusters
- Milky Way Galaxy versus Andromeda Galaxy
- Pleiades Star Cluster versus Hyades Star Cluster
- Winter Triangle versus Winter Hexagon
- Big Dipper versus Little Dipper
Last Catalog Update: February 2024