89° UPCygnusthe Swan / the Northern Cross
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starDeneb
How to know itA great cross of stars flying down the summer Milky Way, with brilliant Deneb at its tail.
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Constellations Visible Tonight — Barcelona
Tonight over Barcelona, 15 of the bright, easy-to-spot constellations climb high into a dark sky. Here's what's up, how high, and which way to face.
DARK-SKY WINDOW TONIGHT · BARCELONA
Dark by10:46 PM
Until6:21 AM
High up now15
Never rise here3
Altitudes computed for Barcelona (41.4°, 2.2°) during tonight's dark hours.
High in the sky over Barcelona tonight
87° UPAndromedathe Chained Princess
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starAlpheratz
How to know itHome to the Andromeda Galaxy — the most distant thing visible to the naked eye, a faint smudge on a dark night.
86° UPLyrathe Lyre
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starVega
How to know itSmall but led by Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky and a corner of the Summer Triangle.
86° UPPerseusthe Hero
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starMirfak
How to know itA rich slice of the Milky Way and the radiant of the August Perseid meteor shower.
79° UPBoötesthe Herdsman
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starArcturus
How to know itA kite-shaped figure led by Arcturus, the brightest star of the northern spring sky.
75° UPUrsa Majorthe Great Bear / the Big Dipper
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starAlioth
How to know itHome to the Big Dipper (the Plough), whose two end stars point to Polaris, the North Star.
74° UPGeminithe Twins
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starPollux
How to know itThe twin stars Castor and Pollux head two parallel lines of stars — and host the December Geminid meteors.
71° UPCassiopeiathe Queen
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starSchedar
How to know itA bright "W" or "M" of five stars, circling the north pole opposite the Big Dipper — useful for finding north.
69° UPPegasusthe Winged Horse
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starMarkab
How to know itThe "Great Square" of Pegasus is a big, easy autumn signpost high in the eastern sky.
67° UPTaurusthe Bull
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starAldebaran
How to know itMarked by orange Aldebaran and the tiny, sparkling Pleiades star cluster on the Bull’s shoulder.
64° UPLeothe Lion
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starRegulus
How to know itA backwards question-mark (the "Sickle") forms the Lion’s head, anchored by bright Regulus.
52° UPAquilathe Eagle
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starAltair
How to know itBright Altair completes the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb, straddling the celestial equator.
49° UPOrionthe Hunter
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starRigel / Betelgeuse
How to know itThe most recognisable constellation on Earth — the three-star Belt sits almost on the celestial equator, so nearly everyone can see it.
27° UPCanis Majorthe Great Dog
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starSirius
How to know itContains Sirius, the brightest star in the entire night sky, trailing just behind Orion.
21° UPSagittariusthe Archer / the Teapot
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starKaus Australis
How to know itIts bright stars form a "Teapot" — and it points straight at the dense, glowing centre of the Milky Way.
“Up” is the highest the centre of each pattern gets above the horizon tonight — your fist at arm's length spans about 10°. Directions are where to face when it's best placed.
Low on the horizon from Barcelona
These clear the horizon but stay low, so trees and buildings may hide them: Scorpius (~19°, southern).
Out of reach from Barcelona
At Barcelona's latitude these never climb above the horizon, so you can't see them from here at any time of year: Centaurus, Crux, Carina. To catch them, you'd need to travel toward the Southern Hemisphere.
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