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 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…
The Sky Today on Monday, October 12: Mercury at greatest elongation
Back to Article List The planet Mercury stands 25° east of the Sun. View the solar system’s smallest…
The Sky Today on Friday, October 9: Dense, ancient M30
Back to Article List This dense globular cluster is the only Messier object in Capricornus, perfectly positioned for…