The constellation of Auriga, the charioteer is visible high in the west-southwest sky all night in late winter. (Image credit: SkySafari App) Hello, neighbors!

This week, we’ll discuss the great winter targets you can observe in the constellation Auriga the Charioteer.

With your unaided eyes from a dark site, you might see the kite’s oblong glow slightly west of the constellation’s center. Use this finder chart to scour Auriga the Charioteer.

The winter constellation of Auriga “the charioteer” is one of the oldest. It’s best found by identifying its brightest star Capella, which marks the charioteer's shoulder.

The full moon will rise in the Taurus constellation, just along the Bull's horns close to the neighboring Auriga constellation, the Charioteer. Close by will be a bright Jupiter.

An 1825 astronomical chart attributed to Jehoshaphat Aspin shows Auriga the Charioteer, with the mythological figure holding a ram, two ewes and a bridle.

Believe it or not, there are still a few winter constellations — most notably Gemini the Twins and Auriga the Charioteer — hanging out in the western evening sky over Pottsville. For the most ...

This photo features the bright, pentagonal constellation Auriga the Charioteer, which is visible in the northeastern sky at nightfall in early January. It's one of 88 constellations in the ...

Minnesota Starwatch for April In the early part of the month, look to the west at nightfall for the constellation Auriga, the charioteer, a polygon of stars set off by brilliant Capella.

What is it? Statuette of an auriga (charioteer) Date 2nd century A.D. Material Bronze Discovered 2005, Altrier, Luxembourg Size 1.8 inches high Currently Located Musée national d'histoire et d ...