EarthSky Tonight—October 17, Solar system’s outermost planet near moon
Neptune, the 8th planet out from the sun, is the only solar system planet that you absolutely cannot see with the unaided eye.
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—August 22, Almost full moon lights up Capricornus
Look for the three brilliant stars of the Summer Triangle high above the moon tonight.
Earthsky Tonight—July 25, Full moon falls on July 25 in the Americas
Astronomically speaking, however, the full moon has no actual duration, but occurs at a well-defined instant.