Meet the Winter Circle, aka the Winter Hexagon

Meet the Winter Circle, aka the Winter Hexagon

The Winter Circle (or Winter Hexagon) isn’t a constellation. It’s an asterism, or noticeable pattern of stars. It’s made up of 6 bright stars in the winter evening sky for the Northern Hemisphere (and summer sky for the Southern Hemisphere). The Winter Circle covers a large portion of the sky. And once you can find these 6 bright stars, you can use them to trace out their constellations. Plus, in 2026, the bright planet Jupiter is joining them i…