Today:
Take a look below the feet of Orion, where a relative unknown constellation appears – Lepus, the Hare. At 10 o’clock, when Orion and the Hare are due south, look below Orion’s feet for the face of Lepus, looking to the left, with faint, tallish ears above him. Directly left of Lepus sparkles Sirius, the Dog Star. He appears to chase this hare across the southern skies.
Tuesday:
Tomorrow, early risers can look to the southeast and see the waning Crescent Moon just below the right-hand claw of Scorpius. The red star Antares, known as the heart of the scorpion, rises just to the left of the Moon, and barely below it. Antares will rise at around 4:45 AM, and will remain visible until the glow of the twilight overwhelms it, at around 6:15 AM.
Wednesday:
While Orion’s Belt stands out as it rises higher into the southeast during the evenings, more impressive might be the stars themselves. Each of these stars is a stellar powerhouse, the two outer stars more than 100 thousand times brighter than our Sun, and the middle star perhaps 500 thousand times brighter!