Sky Tonight—May 1, Star hopping from constellation Orion
amateur astronomers use star hopping to go from stars and constellations they know … to ones they do not know yet.
April 30, Watch for Venus and moon east before sunrise May 1
May 2011 will stage a good number of planetary conjunctions. In fact, the planets Mars and Jupiter will be in conjunction tomorrow
Sky Tonight—April 29, Five planets before sunrise April 30. .
Far and away, people in the southern hemisphere enjoy the better view of this string of planets.
Sky Tonight—April 2, Follow the arc to Arcturus
Arcturus is one of the easiest stars to find, using the Big Dipper as a guide.
Sky Tonight—April 1, Use Big Dipper to find Polaris and Little Dipper
Polaris is special because it always stays in the same spot in the northern sky. It is the star around which the entire northern sky appears to turn.
Sky Tonight—March 31, Moon and Venus side by side before sunrise April 1
An hour or more before sunrise on April 1, look for the moon and Venus to be sitting side by side over the eastern horizon!
Sky Tonight—March 30, Moon very close to Venus at dawn March 31
The moon and Venus shine by reflecting sunlight, just as Earth does.
Sky Tonight—March 29, Moon and Venus low in east at dawn tomorrow
Venus is the third brightest celestial body to light up the heavens, after the sun and moon,
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.