WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM - Astro Minute: Northern Spring Constellations
Episode Date: February 27, 2025Learn what's up in the night sky on today's episode of Astro Minute! ...
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Welcome to the Astro Minute, where we're exploring the universe 60 seconds out of time.
I'm Lauren Smith, and today we're seeing Signs of Spring. Spring constellations are finally joining
prominent year-round constellations in the evening skies. Scan the sky just west of north to find
Queen Cassiopeia's W-shaped asterism, and the fainter house-shaped King Cepheus on her right.
A little further to the right is the Little Dipper and Ursa Minor, with the northern pole star Polaris
at the end of its handle. To its right, find the Big Dipper in Ursa Major, then follow the
arc of the big dipper's handle to see the bright red star Arcturist making his spring debut
on the northeast horizon. Winding between the Dippers is Draco the Dragon, with its little round
head down toward the horizon, and roaring into the eastern spring sky, find Leo the Lion,
with his prominent backwards question mark punctuated by the bright quadruple star system
Regulus. That's your Astro Minute.