The Sky Today on Thursday, March 19: Mercury stands still
Back to Article List The solar system’s smallest planet reaches its stationary point in Aquarius, visible briefly in…
The Sky Today on Sunday, March 15: Uranus meets 13 Tau
Back to Article List The distant ice giant Uranus stands just a few arcminutes south of the similarly…
The Sky Today on Saturday, March 7: Venus meets Saturn
Back to Article List Two planets meet in the evening sky after sunset. Use bright Venus to easily…
The Sky Today on Saturday, March 7: Venus meets Saturn
Back to Article List Two planets meet in the evening sky after sunset. Use bright Venus to easily…
Time to observe Comet Wierzchoś
Back to Article List Our window is now open to observe Comet Wierzchoś in the evening sky, visible…
Some last views of Saturn
Back to Article List We’re quickly losing sight of Saturn as it sinks in the west after sunset.…
What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?
Early March finds us in a dramatic lull as far as viewing naked-eye planets goes, with four of…
The Sky Today on Saturday, February 28: Orion stands tall
Back to Article List The constellation Orion the Hunter is visible in the south after sunset this evening,…
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,…
The Sky Today on Saturday, February 7: Ganymede disappears
Back to Article List Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, passes behind the planet’s disk in an occultation tonight. Watch…