Skywatch: The two brightest stars, and a guest star

Skywatch: The two brightest stars, and a guest star

The two brightest nighttime stars available in the Minnesota and Wisconsin sky are Sirius and Arcturus. April is the only month of the year we can enjoy both of them at the same time in the early evening: Sirius in the low southwest sky and Arcturus in the low eastern heavens. Sirius is the king of stellar brightness and is often referred to as the star of winter, although it’s visible every evening from late December into early May. As most sta…