Sky Tonight—December 28, Find a variable star in Lyra
This evening, we zoom in on a variable star – a star whose brightness changes
Sky Tonight—December 27, Moon, bright star, two planets before dawn
Before dawn tomorrow (Tuesday, December 28), look in the east for the planet Saturn and star Spica near the last quarter moon.
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—September 1, Venus, Mars, Spica meet in west after sunset early September
a celestial trio – the planets Venus and Mars, and the star Spica fitting within a circle that is smaller than 5 degrees in diameter.
EarthSky Tonight—August 29, Closest celestial trio of 2010 in late August, early September
In a few more days, Venus and Mars will team up with the star Spica to stage this year’s closest celestial trio – three heavenly bodies fitting within a circle…
EarthSky Tonight—August 23, Venus points way to fainter Mars
Shining at magnitude -4.4, Venus easily pierces the northern hemisphere’s thick summer air.
EarthSky Tonight—August 20, Star-hop from Big Dipper to Arcturus and Spica
pica and Arcturus descend westward throughout the evening hours. Spica sets beneath the west-southwest horizon by mid to late evening. Arcturus sets beneath the west-northwest horizon after midnight.
EarthSky Tonight—August 14, Look for moon, Spica, Venus
Spica isn’t just one star. Although our eyes see just one star here, Spica is actually a multiple star system.
Earthsky Tonight—July 18,Moon moves past Spica, approaches celestial ‘Gateway’
The moon is shifting farther and farthest east, with respect to the stars, each day. The moon always moves toward the east on our sky’s dome.
Earthsky Tonight—June 29: Find the Libra stars between Antares and Spica
Before moonlight floods the nighttime at late night tonight, see if you can spot the constellation Libra’s two visible yet modestly bright stars: Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali.