No one has tried to guess my favorite constellation and only person has told us their own. However here is one I quite like. I was looking at it this evening, though it wasn't dark enough to see it clearly.

Cygnus the Swan
Seduction and supergiants, a beautiful blue and amber double star, vast explosions, a giant cloud that looks like North America. Where does myth end and astronomy begin? Here is a quick tour of some of the highlights of the constellation Cygnus the swan.

Cygnus the swan

I also put in an extra article this week in honor of the solstice. I've tried not to exclude the southern hemisphere by specifying the Summer Solstice. Do I have any readers from south of the Equator?

Why planets have seasons
For people living outside the tropics, June 21st is the longest or shortest day of the year, a solstice. It marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere. But why do we have seasons? And do other planets have them?

Why planets have seasons