Earthsky Tonight—June 27: Latest sunsets of the year plus three evening planets
For people living around 40 degrees north latitude, the latest sunsets of the year happen around now. That is in spite of the fact that the longest (or shortest) day…
EarthSky Tonight-June 27: Latest sunsets of the year in late June
The latest sunsets come after the summer solstice because the day is more than 24 hours long at this time of the year.
Earthsky Tonight—June 16, Waxing Crescent Moon meets the “Little King” of Leo
Regulus marks the point of the famed “backwards question mark” of Leo, the great lion of the heavens.
Earthsky Tonight—June 6: Mars and Regulus in conjunction
The planet Mars and the star Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, highlight their conjunction this evening.
Earthsky Tonight—May 24: Bright star near moon is Spica
The waxing gibbous moon glides past the star Spica in the constellation Virgo this evening. It passes relatively close to Spica for a day or two each month that Spica…
Earthsky Tonight—May 21, Gibbous moon between Mars and Saturn
onight’s waxing gibbous moon points out a colorful lineup of celestial lights. The planet Saturn shines to the left (or east) of the moon, whereas the star Regulus and the…
Earthsky Tonight—May 19, Moon and Mars close together
The moon, always in motion, continually goes eastward in font of the background stars. It goes full circle (360 degrees) relative to the stars every 27 and 1/3 days.
Earthsky Tonight — April 25, Bright object near moon is Saturn
Between now and April 28, you’ll see the moon nearly all night, looking close to or completely full. Tonight, you can use the moon to find a planet – Saturn,
Earthsky Tonight — April 24, Waxing gibbous moon pairs with Saturn
The fact is that – every day – the moon travels about 13 degrees eastward in front of the backdrop stars. (The moon’s diameter equals about 1/2 degree, and your…
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.