T Coronae Borealis, a dim star in the Northern Crown constellation, is about to explode in a once-in-80-years event, known as ...

Follow the arc of its handle to Arcturus, the fourth brightest star in the sky, shining with an orange hue in the Boötes constellation above the east. Next, locate Vega, a brilliant blue-white ...

Ah, there it is. The first-magnitude star shining faintly on the dull celestial sphere must be Vega (Orihime in the Tanabata legend) in the Lyra constellation. I had given up on seeing it from the ...