Winter is the best time to observe the sky.

You’ll learn about circumpolar stars and recognize the constellation of Orion, using its stars as pointers to find the Pleiades or the bright Sirius, Procyon, Rigel, Betelgeuse, or Aldebaran.

Early winter nights are ideal for observing numerous meteor showers, with the Geminids reigning as the kings of winter showers.

In autumn, the length of night and day are practically the same.

It’s time to see the winged horse of the Pegasus constellation, whose center features the “Great Square,” part of Pegasus’s brightest stars. This is a useful guide for finding the surrounding constellations. One of them is Andromeda, whose alpha star, ‘Alpheratz,’ belongs to both Pegasus and Andromeda.

This season offers three meteor showers: the Geminids, the Draconids, the Orionids, and the Leonids.

For sky watchers, summer brings shorter nights but compensates with a bounty of celestial delights

This season gives us the view of the Summer Triangle, composed of stars from three constellations: Vega (in Lyra), Deneb (in Cygnus), and Altair (in Aquila). Vega is almost overhead and stands out for its intense brightness. Sagittarius is rich in nebulas and star clusters. If you locate the Teapot asterism, you’ll see notable objects like the Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula, as well as the great Sagittarius star cluster. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is most beautiful at this time of year.

In mid-August, don’t forget the many shooting stars like the Perseids or “Tears of Saint Lawrence".

Spring is beautiful and it is a good time to look for galaxies.

The sky provides a clear view of deep space objects. The position of the Milky Way in the sky has shifted so that the core of our galaxy is on the western horizon. In spring, the Big Dipper, along with the Little Dipper, is above Polaris (the North Star). Virgo stands out with its dense collection of galaxies. If you want more information on the spring constellations and how to identify them, make sure you’re in the right place, far from light pollution.

But also two significant meteor showers: the Lyrids and the Eta Aquariids.