Set out on a star hike

Find your way to objects without an app by ‘star-hopping’. Here are four popular hikes to set out on in early 2021

On the trail of the Pole Star Beginners are often shocked to learn that the Pole Star (Polaris) is not the brightest star in the sky and struggle to find it. Thankfully you can star-hop to it from the Plough (Ursa Major) using the two ‘pointer stars’ on the far side of its bowl, which point straight towards Polaris. Let’s get Sirius Whatever the time of night, like a mossy signpost on the corner of a country lane, Orion’s Belt will always point you towards Sirius. Think of it as an arrow pointing both left and right. Follow it downwards to the left and you’ll go straight to Sirius, twinkling low in the sky just above the horizon. Finding the Hyades and the Pleiades star clusters If you extend Orion’s…

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The Astronomer's Yearbook (Digital) - 1 Issue, Astronomer's Yearbook 2021

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