EarthSky Tonight— December 2, See the moons of Jupiter on December evenings
Given clear skies, everyone with a decent backyard telescope should be able to view Jupiter’s moons.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 25, Find the Water Jar of Aquarius to the west of Jupiter
Though Fomalhaut ranks as a first-magnitude star, it comes nowhere close to matching Jupiter in brilliance.
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 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—Oct. 31, Arcturus is a Halloween ghost of the summer sun
Every Halloween – and a few days before and after – the brilliant star Arcturus sets at the same time and on the same spot on the horizon as the…
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight October 20, Moon washes out Orionid meteors, but guides you to Jupiter
The Orionid meteor shower will probably rain down their greatest number of meteors for 2010 before dawn on Thursday, October 21, 2010
EarthSky Tonight—October 19, Moon and Jupiter close on sky’s dome
With the exception of the moon, Jupiter is the brightest heavenly object in tonight’s evening sky.
EarthSky Tonight—Sept. 30, What bright star flashes red and green in northeast?
The atmosphere splits or “refracts” the star’s light, just as a prism splits sunlight.