Sky Tonight—March 8, The Summer Triangle, a signpost for all seasons
Presently, the Summer Triangle shines in the eastern sky at and before dawn.
Sky Tonight—March 7, Mercury lurks beneath moon and Jupiter at dusk
At mid-northern latitudes around the world tonight, Mercury follows the sun beneath the horizon around 45 minutes after sunset.
Sky Tonight—March 6, Crescent moon and Jupiter after sunset
the waxing crescent moon and dazzling planet Jupiter shine nearly side by side in the western sky after sunset.
Sky Tonight—March 5, Young moon and Jupiter low in west after sunset
This little moon will be just over 1% illuminated in sunshine –
Sky Tonight—March 1, Moon still close to Venus before sunrise
Tomorrow morning, Venus shines right at the borderline between two constellations: Sagittarius and Capricornus.
Sky Tonight—Feb 28, Moon and Venus closest together on morning of March 1
Whatever your perspective, be sure to watch nighttime’s two most brilliant celestial bodies – the moon and Venus – lighting up the dawn and predawn hours on Tuesday, March 1.
Sky Tonight—Feb 27, Moon and Venus in southeast before sunrise
f it is clear in the wee hours before sunrise on February 28, there is no way that you can miss the waning crescent moon and the dazzling planet Venus
Sky Tonight—Feb 21, Zodiacal light is glowing pyramid in west after dark
March evenings present the best time of year to see zodiacal light in the northern hemisphere evening sky
Sky Tonight—Feb 20, Moon, Saturn, Spica rise in late evening
the sun, moon, planets, and stars appear to wheel westward across our sky each day, but it is really the Earth that is doing the spinning.
Sky Tonight—January 31, Star-hop from Great Square of Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
On a dark night, the Andromeda galaxy looks like a faint, blurry patch of light.