Evening Pairing Tonight – Moon and Venus

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

In The Sky This Month – June 2010

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

Oct 7/8/9 Meteors and Watching for LCROSS

After a few days of clouds, the sky was once again clear over southern AZ. Still, rates are probably lower … More

Tonight: Moon-Pleiades-Mercury Conjunction

This evening is your best chance to see the innermost planet Mercury. Since Mercury is located ~2/3rds of the way … More

Two Reasons to Wake Up Early Wednesday Morning

Reason #1 … On the morning of April 22, the Moon will occult (or pass in front) of Venus for … More

In The Sky This Month – 2009 April

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of April 2009. … More

Check Out the Moon and Venus Tonight (… and Comet Lulin) – Feb 27

Based on the number of comments I’ve been receiving, many people have been enjoying (or at least startled) by the … More

Jan 7/8/9/10 Meteors and a Big Full Moon

This weekend’s Full Moon will be the biggest and one of the brightest of 2009. This is caused by the … More

Oct 13/14 Meteors

Last night was nice in clear in Tucson. Even with the almost Full Moon, 21 meteors were picked up including … More