The Sky Today on Saturday, February 21: A ghostly planetary nebula
Back to Article List Planetary nebula NGC 3242 in Hydra is popularly known as the Ghost of Jupiter.…
Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
Back to Article List Mercury reaches a position 18° east of the Sun, offering a great view after…
Europa takes a trek across Jupiter
Back to Article List The icy moon Europa transits Jupiter tonight, followed by its shadow. Now past opposition,…
Boötes’ brightest cluster, NGC 5466
Back to Article List An ancient ball of stars, globular cluster NGC 5466 is visible in the early-morning…
The Sky Today on Saturday, January 24: Psyche makes its turn
Back to Article List Asteroid Psyche has switched from retrograde to prograde motion on the sky. You can…
Psyche moves north of Aldebaran
Back to Article List Asteroid 16 Psyche is easy to find this evening as it moves a less…
View the Keystone of Hercules
Back to Article List This famous asterism at the heart of the Strongman is visible in the early-morning…
Comet Schaumasse passes a pair of globs
Back to Article List 24P/Schaumasse is skimming south of globular clusters M53 and NGC 5053. Viewing them together…
The Sky Today on Sunday, January 4: The Winter Hexagon
Back to Article List A huge asterism is visible in the east, rising after sunset this evening. Trace…
The Super Moon and the Quadrantids
Back to Article List The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks amidst a Full Super Moon, but brighter fireballs might…
The Sky Today on Thursday, January 1: Follow Saturn to Neptune
Back to Article List Saturn and Neptune lie close together in the evening sky. Use the brighter ringed…
The Sky Today on Thursday, January 1: Follow Saturn to Neptune
Back to Article List Saturn and Neptune lie close together in the evening sky. Use the brighter ringed…