Our sun isn’t even a million miles across. Meanwhile, Arcturus, the star of summer, is on the rise in the eastern sky. It’s by far the brightest evening star in the east this spring.

Skywatchers with ocean horizons will see the sun rise partially covered by the ... the bright red-tinted star Arcturus. This is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere of the sky and the ...

T CrB will be positioned between two of the brightest stars in the night sky: Vega, rising in the northeast, and Arcturus, rising in the east. If you can't immediately find those two stars ...

It occurs when the Earth is directly aligned between the sun and the moon. To find Spica, look for the big dipper and follow its handle to find a bright orange star, which is Arcturus. Then keep ...