Sky Tonight—May 11, Moon brushes the belly of Leo
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science Visit EarthSky at www.EarthSky.org The moon is waxing larger in the evening sky each night. The first quarter phase happened yesterday, and…
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
Sky Tonight—April 13, Moon close to Regulus – a Royal Star
our to five thousand years ago, the Royal Stars defined the approximate positions of equinoxes and solstices in the sky.
Sky Tonight—April 12, Use moon to locate Cancer the Crab
Cancer the Crab is probably the most famous constellation that the fewest people can actually identify in the night sky
Sky Tonight—March 18, Watch for full moon, planet Saturn, high tides this weekend
The full moon of March 19 is the closest full moon of 2011. Astronomers call this a perigee full moon,
Sky Tonight—February 18, Moon rises with Leo the Lion, harbinger of spring
the stars rise about 4 minutes earlier with each passing day.
Sky Tonight—February 16, Bright moon puts Cancer in spotlight
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science Visit EarthSky at www.EarthSky.org The almost-full waxing gibbous moon puts the constellation Cancer in the spotlight – but out of view –…
Sky Tonight— December 24, Moon approaching Regulus
After they rise tonight, Regulus will chase the moon westward across the sky.
Earthsky Tonight—July 27, Saturn, Mars, Venus – close pairing of Regulus and Mercury
Tonight, Mercury and Regulus form the year’s closest pairing of a planet with a first-magnitude star. Look for them very low in the west, very shortly after sunset!
Earthsky Tonight—July 9, 2010: Venus and Regulus in conjunction
The dazzling planet Venus and the star Regulus are in conjunction at 9 p.m. Central Daylight Time this evening