What are constellations ... His rising in the sky gets earlier and earlier - by December he is visible after 19:00 and by January he is visible from dusk. Orion starts low in the eastern sky ...

You'll find it rising ... star in Orion, and Procyon in the constellation Canis Minor. The Winter Triangle is prominent in the eastern evening sky from late fall through winter. Stock image ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The Orionids are one of stargazers’ favorite meteor showers of the year.