EarthSky Tonight—Nov 19, Moon in front of Aries the Ram
The moon will turn full on November 21. This will be the third of four full moons to fall in between the September equinox and the December solstice.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 18, Moon and Jupiter tonight, Venus rises before dawn
It so happens that today is a special day for Jupiter, because it marks the end of a four-month period in which the giant planet appeared to be moving westward…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 17, No meteors last night? Try between moonset and dawn November 18
The forecast calls for the annual Leonid meteor shower to be at its best during the predawn hours on Wednesday, November 17, or Thursday, November 18. Which morning will be…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 16, Leonid meteors peak before dawn November 17 and 18
very year – in November – our planet Earth crosses the orbital path of the Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Debris from this comet burns up in the Earth’s upper atmosphere to create…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 15, Waxing moon close to Jupiter
Jupiter ranks as the fourth brightest celestial object in all the sky, after the sun, moon and planet Venus, respectively.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 14, Waxing moon approaching Jupiter
Given clear skies, everyone around the world will see the blazing planet Jupiter reaching its highest point tonight around 8 p.m. local time tonight
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 13, Big Dipper bowl points to bright star Capella
Although the Big Dipper and Capella move throughout the night, the Big Dipper bowl stars always point in the general direction of Capella, the northernmost first-magnitude star in all the…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 12, Big Dipper, aka Sky Bear, comes to Earth on November evenings
Every year, the Big Dipper (Great Bear) descends to its lowest point in the sky on November evenings. In fact, people in the southern part of the United States can’t…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 11, North Taurid meteors during night
You’re likely to see the most North Taurid meteors in the wee hours – just after midnight.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Nov 10, Can we see stars outside our Milky Way galaxy?
The answer is no – unless you count seeing the combined light of many billions of stars.