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
Earthsky Tonight—July ll, When is the next total solar eclipse in the U.S.?
A total eclipse of the sun takes place today, but not in the United States. To see it – onhttp://codex.wordpress.org/Excerpte of nature’s grandest spectacles – you must be located along…
EarthSky Tonight-June 24: Earth passes between sun and Pluto tomorrow
Of course, in Pluto’s case, it is not exactly opposite since the orbit of Pluto is inclined to the plane of the solar system by 17 degrees