Learn the best times and directions for stargazing and spotting these stunning celestial objects with the naked eye.

Three bright stars align to form orion’s iconic belt, while some of the very brightest stars in the sky, including betelgeuse.

Learn what is visible within its borders.

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The list includes each star’s apparent magnitude and constellation.

Verkkothe constellation canis major contains the brightest star of the night sky and resembles a big dog.

Verkkoit’s hard not to see it this way:

Verkkothese are the 26 brightest stars as seen from earth, listed in descending order of brightness.

It shows a realistic star map, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

Sirius (alpha canis majoris) constellation:

Verkkocreate a custom map of the night sky for your location, learn what planets are visible, and locate the brightest stars.

Verkkodiscover the brightest stars visible in the night sky tonight.

Verkkostellarium web is a planetarium running in your web browser.

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