Night sky — Part 2 of 3

Stargazing basics

Give your eyes twenty minutes away from phone screens before expecting to see faint stars. A reclining chair and a printed sky chart beat expensive gear on your first nights out.

The same patch of sky shows different objects as Earth moves around the Sun, so repeat visits are part of the hobby.

Starter targets

Begin with bright seasonal patterns — the Summer Triangle, Orion in winter, or the Southern Cross where visible — then branch outward.

Series: Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 — constellations

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