Three stars form his belt. Nearby, Canis Major holds Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
Found using the Big Dipper (Saptarishi) — it appears almost stationary in the north.
Excessive artificial light and dust reduce the number of visible stars, especially in cities.
Apps like Sky Map and Stellarium identify stars, constellations, and planets from wherever you stand.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars — smaller, with solid rocky surfaces.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune — much larger, made mostly of gas and ice, with rings.
The “Morning / Evening Star” — bright near sunrise or sunset, though not really a star.
The Red Planet — its soil has a reddish colour.
The Blue Planet — most of its surface is covered by water.
Earth's natural satellite, taking about 27 days to revolve around Earth. Its craters are preserved — there's no atmosphere to erode them.
Soft-landed near the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023 — now celebrated as National Space Day.
Small, rocky, irregular objects orbiting the Sun, mostly in the belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Icy, dusty objects with long tails. Halley's Comet appears every 76 years — last seen in 1986.
A region of sky with a recognizable star pattern.
A large, near-spherical object orbiting the Sun.
An object orbiting a larger one; Earth's natural satellite.
A small, rocky object orbiting the Sun.
An icy object with a long tail, orbiting the Sun.
A huge collection of stars — ours is the Milky Way.
Orbiting a body / spinning on one's own axis.
Artificial light that hides stars from view.