Earthsky Tonight — Young moon and Venus low after sunset
It is nearly spring in the northern hemisphere. The March equinox - when the sun crosses the celestial equator from south to north – will fall on March 20.
Earthsky Tonight: March 15—The westward shift of Orion and all the stars
We got this question: “Orion seems to have moved and turned considerably in the last two weeks. Will Orion disappear before summer?” The answer is that all the stars and…
Earthsky Tonight—March 13, Use the Big Dipper to locate the Hunting Dogs
You can locate the Big Dipper in the northeast in mid- to late evening around now. The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major, the Greater Bear. In…
Earthsky Tonight—March 12, Tangle of stars in Berenice’s Hair
What we are about to describe requires a dark sky to be seen: a faraway cluster of stars known as “Coma Berenices.” How can you spot it? One way is…