Look to the east after sunset on a clear winter night and you’ll spot a bright, tightly packed collection of stars. That’s the Pleiades, a star cluster 445 light-years from Earth that has inspired both myth and measurement for centuries.

Cedar Point captured the phenomena known as aurora borealis on two timelapse videos, which they shared on social media -- and the footage is simply incredible. The first was video, which was posted after Tuesday night’s northern lights, features a wide view of the Cedar Point skyline.

Customers send their telescopes to Starfront Observatories, where amateur stargazers can view the night sky unencumbered by artificial light.

Perched atop the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the Gemini North Observatory is one of the world's most powerful windows into the cosmos. On clear nights, long-exposure photographs taken show the streaks of stars above the high-altitude site, arcs of light created by Earth's rotation as distant stars trace graceful paths across the sky.

Our astrotourism columnist visited the Oregon Outback for night-sky photography, but found something even more remarkable

People across the state saw the amazing Aurora Borealis — also known as the Northern Lights — in the sky Tuesday evening.

North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing and astronomy.