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I took a semester of astronomy in college and I'm still star-illiterate. I can finally locate Orion's belt (thanks, Men In Black), but beyond that I'm useless. Which direction do I look (from southern USA) to find Hercules?

BESIDES "up"!
 
I like Stellarium. If I can find something, *anyone* can find something.


In the Search box, just type Hercules, choose the constellation, and you'll see a night time sky view with the constellation highlighted.
 
:geek: It even shows satellites moving!! Holy cats!

And now I know that no, that was NOT the Little Dipper that I was looking at last night... but yes, that WAS the Pleiades that I saw!
 
I took a semester of astronomy in college and I'm still star-illiterate. I can finally locate Orion's belt (thanks, Men In Black), but beyond that I'm useless. Which direction do I look (from southern USA) to find Hercules?

BESIDES "up"!
Orion's belt is so-so, only three stars.

There are also phone Apps, like SkyView for iPhones, that you can enter Hercules and it will direct you to it and will also show satellites, etc.
 
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Just downloaded the Stellarium app. That is insanely cool. If I had known back then that technology would advance this far I'd have just taken a semester of basketweaving instead.

And now I finally know that the freaky-bright thing on the horizon when I walk the dogs in the early morning is (probably) Mars. And that when I take them out tonight before bed, I should see Jupiter. 🤯
 
Orion's belt is so-so, only three stars.

There are also phone Apps, like SkyView for iPhones, that you can enter Hercules and it will direct you to it and will also show satellites, etc.
Orion constellation is incredibly interesting.
Just under the belt on the left side is a nebula chock-a-block with activity.
Lots of stars being born and dying visible with binoculars.
 
Orion constellation is incredibly interesting.
Just under the belt on the left side is a nebula chock-a-block with activity.
Lots of stars being born and dying visible with binoculars.
Yes, the Orion "Trapezium" is truly amazing (with a telescope). So much going on.
 
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