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—December 1, Moon and Venus at brightest pair up before sunrise December 2
Despite Venus’ variation in brightness, this blazing world always ranks as the third-brightest celestial body, after the sun and moon.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 30, Sun in Ophiuchus until December 17
The ecliptic – which translates on our sky’s dome as the sun’s annual path in front of the background stars – actually passes through 13 constellations, although this is not…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 29, catch Mercury after sunset
Mercury is hard to spot, not because it is dim, but because it so often hides in the sun’s glare.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 28, Summer Triangle in west on fall and winter evenings
In late June – around the June 21 solstice – the Summer Triangle pops out in the east as darkness falls and shines all night long.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 27, Orion the Hunter rises in the east at mid-evening
Orion the Mighty Hunter – perhaps the easiest to identify of all constellations – rises at mid-evening in late November and early December.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 26, Can you see the different colors of the stars?
The stars are like wildflowers, in that each star radiates with a different color of the rainbow. Have you ever noticed star colors?
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 24,Venus getting brighter in the predawn sky
The planet Venus – the most brilliant celestial object after the sun and moon – is getting brighter day by day in the November predawn sky.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 23, Northern Crown shines after dusk and before dawn
At nightfall and early evening, the bowl-shaped constellation Corona Borealis – the Northern Crown – shines to the lower right of the star Vega, close to your western horizon.