
Find the Crown, Crow and Crab | February 23 - March 1
Season 49 Episode 8 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ601 February 23 - March 1, 2026 “Find the Crown, Crow and Crab 2026”
Star Gazers STGZ601 February 23 - March 1, 2026 “Find the Crown, Crow and Crab 2026”
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation

Find the Crown, Crow and Crab | February 23 - March 1
Season 49 Episode 8 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ601 February 23 - March 1, 2026 “Find the Crown, Crow and Crab 2026”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHI STELLAR CARTOGRAPHERS, TRACE HERE# - LAST WEEK WE ARC’D TO ARCTURUS - YOU CAN USE THIS METHOD TO FIND THE THREE# C’S OF SPRING: CROWN, CROW AND CRAB!
HIT THE DARKNESS AT MIDNIGHT AND LOOK FOR# THE BIG DIPPER IN THE NORTHEAST.
FOLLOW THE ARC OF THE HANDLE TO ARCTURUS# IN BOOTES THE HERDSMAN’S KITE.
BETWEEN BOOTES’ KITE AND HERCULES’ KEYSTONE# IS OUR FIRST C - CORONA BOREALIS’!
CO.BO HAS SEVEN SEMI-BRIGHT STARS BUT# THE BRIGHTEST IS ALPHECCA, HERE.
NOW GO BACK TO THE ARC TO ARCTURUS AND SPIKE ON# TO SPICA - A BRIGHT BLUE STAR IN VIRGO THE MAIDEN.
ARCING JUST A BIT FURTHER, YOU’LL SEE A SMALL, FOUR-SIDED FIGURE OF SEMI-BRIGHT STARS# - OUR SECOND C - CORVUS THE CROW!
FINALLY, LOOK ALMOST STRAIGHT UP - YOU’LL SEE A BACKWARDS QUESTION MARK NEXT TO AN# UPSIDE DOWN Y AND TWO BRIGHT STARS.
THE SICKLE IS LEO THE LION, THE TWO# STARS CASTOR AND POLLUX - THE Y IN THE MIDDLE?
THAT’S CANCER THE CRAB, OUR THIRD C!
CHECK OUT THE 3 “CS” OF# SPRING, AND KEEP LOOKING UP!

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