The Sky Today on Friday, November 6: Nab the North America Nebula
Back to Article List Glowing near bright Deneb in Cygnus the Swan, the North America Nebula is an…
The Sky This Week from November 6 to 13: Venus in the spotlight
This meeting of Spica (upper left), Venus (middle), and the Moon occurred in September 2013. This week brings…
What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?
Although Venus has dominated the evening sky since last summer, its long apparition came to an end at…
The Sky Today on Saturday, October 31: Glimpse the ghostly Phantom Galaxy
Back to Article List Stunning face-on spiral M74 is visible after dark this evening, showing off its bright…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, October 27: Follow Kemble’s Cascade
Back to Article List Even with a bright Moon in the sky, you can easily trace this “waterfall”…
The Sky Today on Sunday, October 25: Dione crosses Saturn
Back to Article List Dione and its shadow cross Saturn’s disk this evening, while several more of the…
The Sky Today on Friday, October 23: Nab Neptune near the Moon
Back to Article List The solar system’s most distant planet shares the sky with the nearly Full Moon…
The Sky Today on Wednesday, October 21: Catch early-morning Orionids
Back to Article List The Orionid meteor shower peaks today, offering a good chunk of Moon-free observing in…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, October 20: Lovely spiral NGC 7331
Back to Article List The biggest galaxy in the Deer Lick Group, galaxy NGC 7331 has lots to…
The Sky Today on Saturday, October 17: Watch Wild Ducks
Back to Article List The Wild Duck Cluster is flying through the nighttime sky, a great object to…
The Sky Today on Wednesday, October 14: Io covers Callisto
Back to Article List Two jovian moons cross each other’s paths from our point of view, appearing to…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, October 13: Vesta at opposition
Back to Article List The fourth asteroid discovered reaches opposition in Cetus the Whale, visible even under light-polluted…