Auriga also contains three star clusters, or collections of hundreds or thousands of stars, known as M36, M37 and M38. They are visible with binoculars as fuzzy patches in the constellation.

Auriga ranks 21st in size out of the 88 constellations, covering 657.44 square degrees (1.59 percent) of the sky. Its size is a bit of a hindrance to its visibility, however.

Traditionally, Auriga is illustrated as a chariot with the driver who is holding a goat and her kids. Three of the dimmer stars in the constellation’s outline are nicknamed as the “kids.” ...

The celestial version of Ben Hur is wheeling a course high over our heads between 8 and 8:30 p.m. local time this week: Auriga, the Charioteer.

Without a doubt, one of the strangest constellations in the sky is Auriga, the retired chariot driver schlepping goats on his shoulder. I would have liked to have been at the party when they ...

One of the strangest constellations in the Everett winter heavens is Auriga, the chariot driver with goats on his shoulder.

Auriga is one of the original 48 constellations passed down to us by the ancient Greeks, so it's been around for at least a couple thousand years. But like a delicious baklava, constellation ...

Traditionally, Auriga is illustrated as a chariot with the driver who is holding a goat and her kids. Three of the dimmer stars in the constellation’s outline are nicknamed as the “kids.” ...

Traditionally, Auriga is illustrated as a chariot with the driver who is holding a goat and her kids. Three of the dimmer stars in the constellation’s outline are nicknamed as the “kids.” ...

Traditionally, Auriga is illustrated as a chariot with the driver who is holding a goat and her kids. Three of the dimmer stars in the constellation’s outline are nicknamed as the “kids.” ...