LTO Star Night: February 2018
The guest speaker for this public star night will be Bill Possel from Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and space Physics (LASP), and the topic of his talk will be “the…
Sky Tonight—May 13, Moon near golden Saturn
There is a bright star near the moon and Saturn, too, tonight. It is Spica;
Sky Tonight—April 17, April full moon near Spica and Saturn
The April 2011 full moon will be out all night on April 17,
Sky Tonight—April 16, Nearly full moon and Saturn
What makes April 2011 so special for viewing Saturn?
Sky Tonight—April 15, Moon shines near Saturn
Usually, this world’s glorious rings can be seen quite easily through a small telescope.
Sky Tonight—April 3, Saturn closest, brightest, opposite the sun
Saturn at opposition tonight. Shining in the east at nightfall, Saturn looks like a respectably bright steady star.
Sky Tonight—March 19, Closest full moon of 2011 on – high tides – Saturn
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science Visit EarthSky at www.EarthSky.org Today – March 19 – features the closest full moon of 2011. Some are calling it a supermoon.…
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—January 27, Saturn starts retrograde on January 27
Starting today – on January 27, 2011 – Saturn will begin to go in a retrograde or westward direction in front of the constellation Virgo
Sky Tonight—January 25, Last quarter moon, Saturn, Spica before sunrise
The last quarter moon and the planet Saturn will shine on opposite sides of the bright star Spica before sunrise tomorrow (January 26)