Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky ... below the equator. Shooting stars from the Ursa Major shower can appear anywhere in the sky, so you don't have to do anything ...

The key to seeing Orionids is patience. Although “shooting stars” can appear anywhere in the night sky, it’s wise to gaze vaguely in the direction of this meteor shower’s source ...

Videos posted on social media show what appears to be a meteor flying over England in the early hours of Saturday morning. Many others commented that they had seen the phenomenon, from locations ...

An exposure longer than about 25 seconds will start to show star trails and capture their movement as they travel across the night sky, so experiment with timings. Generally, the rule of thumb is to ...

The three bright stars Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak that form Orion's belt are the easiest to spot. Don't look directly at Orion to find meteors, as the shooting ... any other night sky sight ...

Hundreds of people have reported seeing a "shooting star" across the sky over Scotland ... out whether the object travelling across the night sky was a meteor or space junk, and where it came ...

All you have to do is get somewhere really dark, away from any light pollution and look up at a clear night sky ... streaks across the sky—also known as shooting stars. Set a reminder in ...

The shower is active from mid-July until late August and will peak on the night of Aug. 12 ... time when the rates of shooting stars increase and can watch the sky until dawn.