The stars are surrounded by diffraction spikes, which are the starburst-like radiating lines that appear around bright ...

Represented by a constellation that forms the shape of a crab ... All about the star sign’s horoscopes, dates, compatibility and more Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac and is associated ...

which is shaped like an upside-down letter Y. Cancer has one of the finest binocular star clusters in the sky, named the Beehive. It’s smack dab in the middle of the constellation not far from Mars.

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.