Evening planets – August 8

Watch the western sky right after it gets to dark to watch the heavens in motion. For the entire month, … More

Celestial Triangle (+ Mercury and Vesta) – August 6

The early evening planetary show continues tonight. The celestial triangle of Venus, Mars and Saturn should be easy to spot … More

Look to the west right after dark this evening to see 3 (and maybe even 4!) planets grouped closely together. … More

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of July 2010. … More

Sheesh… I almost forgot. Tonight a partial lunar eclipse will occur over much of North and South America, the entire … More

Tonight the Moon and Venus will make a spectacular pair low in the western sky just after sunset. It will … More

Turn your gaze to the west just after the sky gets dark in the evening. The brilliant star low on … More

The evening sky is crowded with bright stars and planets this week. Luckily these bright objects can be seen from … More

Amateur astronomers from Australia and the Philippines have detected an apparent “impact” on Jupiter. The event was captured at 20:31 … More

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of June 2010. … More