Now is a great time to see the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, in the night sky. Ophiuchus is a sort of summer counterpart of the famous constellation Orion, the Hunter, which straddles ...

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Here's a pair of constellations that easily slithers out of the grasp of a beginning skywatcher: Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer, and his snake. As night falls this week, look toward the south-southwest ...

During the evening hours this week, as the bright moon moves away to the east, we can look high toward the southern part of the sky and trace out the "celestial medicine man," Ophiuchus the Serpent ...