Sky Tonight—January 30, Jupiter and Great Square of Pegasus in west after sunset
upiter reigns supreme in the evening sky by default.
EarthSky Tonight—December 19, Use moon to imagine Pioneer 10 spacecraft
Northernmost total lunar eclipse of 21st century on December 20/21
EarthSky Tonight—December 18, Moon glides by Pleiades cluster
Early stargazers sometimes described the Pleiades as a ’swarm of bees’ in the night sky
EarthSky Tonight—December 16, Jupiter at eastern quadrature
Astronomers will say that Jupiter is at eastern quadrature – or 90 degrees east of the sun – today.
EarthSky Tonight, December 15: Bellatrix—Orion’s third brightest star—means Female Warrior
The third-brightest star in Orion, Bellatrix, is often overlooked. Yet, Bellatrix is such a wonderful star
December 14, Focus on stars Betelgeuse and Rigel in Orion
Orion the Hunter is one of the most prominent constellations in all the heavens.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight December 11, Radiant point for Geminid meteor shower
December’s famous Geminid meteor shower is peaking around now
EarthSky Tonight—December 10, Celestial Chariot high overhead at midnight
According to star lore, Capella represents Amalthea, the she-goat that fed the infant Zeus when he was hidden away in a cave on Mt Ida in Crete.
EarthSky Tonight—December 9, Find Orion the Hunter and see the Milky Way
On these evenings in early to mid-December, the constellation Orion rises over your eastern horizon 2 to 3 hours after sunset.
EarthSky Tonight—December 8, Earliest northern hemisphere sunsets are not at solstice
the earliest sunsets of the year come about two weeks before the solstice and the shortest day of the year.