Stuart Clark Mon, June 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. UTC 1 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Star chart showing the view looking south from London at 11pm BST on Monday.Illustration: Guardian Design This week we will look for another large but faint constellation: Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer. One of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, it sits in the sky on the opposite side to Orion, the hunter.