Alhena
Alhena, Gamma Geminorum (γ Gem), is a spectroscopic binary star system located at a distance of 109 light years from Earth in the constellation Gemini.| Star Facts
Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern sky. It represents the smaller dog following Orion. It is home to Procyon, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and Luyten's Star, one of the nearest stars to Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Cone Nebula is a famous H II region located 2,700 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. It is part of the larger star-forming region NGC 2264, along with the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Hyades (Caldwell 41, Melotte 25) is a bright, large open cluster located 153 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. It is the nearest open star cluster to the Sun. It marks the head of the celestial Bull.| www.constellation-guide.com
Gemini (the Twins) is one of the northern zodiac constellations. It is home to the bright stars Pollux and Castor, the open cluster Messier 35, the planetary nebula known as the Medusa Nebula, and the supernova remnant IC 443 (the Jellyfish Nebula).| www.constellation-guide.com
Monoceros is a relatively faint northern constellation located between Canis Major and Canis Minor. It is home to the famous variable star V838 Monocerotis, the open cluster Messier 50, and the Rosette Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Caldwell catalogue is a list of 109 bright deep sky objects that can be observed with amateur telescopes. It serves as a supplement to the Messier catalogue and includes deep sky objects in the far southern sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Alhena, Gamma Geminorum (γ Gem), is a spectroscopic binary star system located at a distance of 109 light years from Earth in the constellation Gemini.| Star Facts
T Tauri is a young variable star located 471 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. It serves as the prototype for the T Tauri variables and illuminates Hind’s Variable Nebula (NGC 1555).| Star Facts
Orion, the Hunter, is one of the best known constellations in the sky. Home to Orion's Belt, the Orion Nebula, and the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse, the constellation lies north of the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres.| www.constellation-guide.com
Canis Major is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the bigger dog following Orion, the Hunter. The constellation is home to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.| www.constellation-guide.com
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star and supernova candidate located 548 light-years away in the constellation Orion. Marking the Hunter's shoulder, it is one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky.| Star Facts
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the sky. The Sirius star system lies at a distance of 8.6 ly from Earth in the constellation Canis Major. It can be found using the stars of Orion's Belt.| Star Facts
The Christmas Tree Cluster is a young open cluster located in the constellation Monoceros. It is part of the star-forming region NGC 2264, which also contains the Cone Nebula and the Fox Fur Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Taurus is a large constellation in the northern sky. It is home to Aldebaran, one of the brightest stars in the sky, the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, and the Pleiades and the Hyades, the nearest open clusters to Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris (α CMi), is the eighth brightest star in the sky. It is the primary component in a binary star system located 11.46 light-years away in the constellation Canis Minor.| Star Facts
The Winter Triangle, or the Great Southern Triangle, is an asterism formed by the bright stars Betelgeuse in Orion, Procyon in Canis Minor and Sirius in Canis Major constellation.| www.constellation-guide.com
