The five June constellations include such popular groups as Boötes, the bear driver, Libra, the scales, and Ursa Minor, the little bear. Ursa Minor is home to two of the most well known objects in the night sky: the Little Dipper and Polaris, the North Star. Polaris is actually located in the tip of the handle of the little dipper and marks the north celestial pole, the point in the sky around which all of the stars appear to circle in the northern hemisphere. There are no Messier objects to be found in these constellations, but Boötes does contain a few notable stars, including Arcturis, a red-giant star which is the 4th brightest star in the sky. Click on any constellation below for more information.
Sea and Sky > The Sky > The Cosmos > The Constellations > June Constellations
Page 1 of 1
To search this site, type your search word(s) in the
box below and click the search button:
Home Page | Explore the The Sea | Explore the The Sky
Space News | Astronomy Resources | Astronomy Events Calendar
Messier Album | The Solar System | The Constellations | Celestial Objects
Space Exploration | Space Games | Space Gallery | Space Links
Visit Us on Facebook | Follow Us on Twitter
All content on this site is Copyright © 1998 - 2016 by Sea and Sky. All rights reserved.
Content from this Website may not be used in any form without written permission from the site owner.
Sea and Sky receives commissions for purchases made through links on this site.