The writer Tristan Gooley describes how a pair of familiar constellations can help a person navigate in darkness when other methods fail.

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Comet Lemon will be in the heart of the constellation Boötes, the Herdsman, as it makes its closest approach to Earth on Oct.

This week, in addition to the otherworldly glow surrounding the harvest moon, which reaches its peak on Oct. 6, the sparkling Formalhaut — also known as the “Autumn Star” — will make its seasonal ...