Around the Sky in 28 Days – Day 23

Sorry about missing yesterday’s installment which was to focus on the Crab Nebula and the 1054 AD supernova that created … More

Around the Sky in 28 Days – Day 21

Last night, the Moon passed the bright Pleiades star cluster. Tonight the Moon passes yet another close bright star cluster, … More

Tonight the Moon will be located near the Pleiades star cluster late this evening (from the western hemisphere). The Pleiades … More

The Moon doesn’t rise till an hour or more after twilight. Tonight marks the last night the Moon spends in … More

Tonight marks the Full Moon (9:18 UT, 2:18 am PDT, 3:18 am MDT, 4:18 am CDT, 5:18 am EDT). But … More

Running late here so I won’t be writing much about the Moon and its surroundings tonight. Tomorrow we’ll examine the … More

In a few nights the Moon will be not only be Full but will be in conjunction with Jupiter (and … More

The Moon is traversing a region of the sky devoid of many bright stars. If it weren’t for brilliant Jupiter, … More

This evening (Sept 18) the Moon is in the middle of Capricornus and can still be used to find the … More

For the past 2 days the Moon was traversing Sagittarius, which is a Centaur archer or a teapot depending upon … More