Sky Tonight—April 27, Leo loses his tail. We gain a constellation.
Very faint stars make up the constellation Coma Berenices, otherwise known as Berenice’s Hair.
Sky Tonight—April 26, Star-hop from Leo to the Coma star cluster
Two distinctive star patterns make the Lion easy to identify. Leo’s brightest star – the sparkling blue-white gem Regulus
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—May 20, First quarter moon – or ‘half moon’ – near Regulus and Mars
Ever since the end of January – when Mars and Earth were closest to each other – our planet has been pulling away from the Red Planet in our planet’s…
Earthsky Tonight — April 23, Waxing gibbous moon near Regulus
Tonight, the waxing gibbous moon shines fairly close to the silvery-blue star Regulus in the constellation Leo.
Earthsky Tonight — April 9: Star-hop to Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs
Tonight, we star-hop to the constellation Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs by using the Big Dipper and Leo.