EarthSky Tonight—October 14, Find constellations of the Zodiac on October evenings
If you are looking from the city or suburbs, you might not be able to pick out these patterns in the sky. After all, these patterns were identified by people…
EarthSky Tonight—Sept 26, The first point of Aries marks March equinox point
Aries often comes first because this constellation marked the sun’s location at the time of the spring equinox between about 1800 B.C. and 1 A.D. Its relationship to the coming…
EarthSky Tonight—August 27, moon near Jupiter – not Mars
Currently, both the moon and planet are in the constellation of Pisces the Fish. They are not far from the circular pattern of stars known as The Circlet in Pisces.
Earthsky Tonight — May 4, Moon drowns Eta Aquarid meteors before dawn
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is now taking stage in the dark hours before dawn. It has expected to peak in the predawn sky on Thursday morning – May 6,…