Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. March 27: The Moon buzzes the Beehive Today is the best day of the year to view the constellation Corvus the Crow, as it now ...
There are nine different fowl represented among the 88 constellations. You'll probably won't find a single one of them on your Thanksgiving meal plate unless you like eating crow (Corvus). The others ...
Jimmy the raven in the Building and Loan office in It's a Wonderful Life. Public domain To find the crow locate bright Spica which stands due south at the end of dusk. Corvus perches to the lower ...
Throughout the ages crows have been getting a bad rap. Along with being considered big, black, ugly and stupid, their singing is anything but beautiful. I’m sure you’ve heard the old expression about ...
Corvus the Crow is the celestial equivalent of quintessential spring migrating birds -- robins, phoebes and swallows -- that return to northern yards, houses and barns to nest. The kite-like, ...
The modern list of 88 constellations was compiled at the first General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, in 1922. The newest of the constellations date from the late 18th century, ...