Winter | Stars

: Notable for its "V" shape and the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), a shimmering cluster of young blue stars easily visible to the naked eye.

: This is a smaller, nearly equilateral triangle formed by Sirius, Procyon, and Betelgeuse (the reddish shoulder of Orion). Winter Stars

It is easiest to start with large patterns that connect multiple bright objects, rather than individual stars. : Notable for its "V" shape and the

: Marked by the two bright "head" stars, Castor and Pollux. nearly equilateral triangle formed by Sirius

: This is a six-sided shape formed by seven of the brightest stars in the winter sky: Sirius (Canis Major), Procyon (Canis Minor), Pollux and Castor (Gemini), Capella (Auriga), Aldebaran (Taurus), and Rigel (Orion).