EarthSky Tonight—December 9, Find Orion the Hunter and see the Milky Way
On these evenings in early to mid-December, the constellation Orion rises over your eastern horizon 2 to 3 hours after sunset.
EarthSky Tonight—December 8, Earliest northern hemisphere sunsets are not at solstice
the earliest sunsets of the year come about two weeks before the solstice and the shortest day of the year.
Earthsky Tonight—July 17, Lunar night versus lunar day
The name for this border between lunar night and day is the terminator line.
Earthsky Tonight—May 16, Crescent moon near Venus
If you are a regular reader of EarthSky Tonight, you may have noticed over the years that we have reported passages of the crescent moon near Venus several times. In…
Earthsky Tonight—May 15, Crescent moon near Venus after sunset
Sharp-eyed observers with clear skies and a good view of the western sky may catch a thin lunar crescent a few degrees to the lower right of Venus this evening.
Earthsky Tonight—May, 17, Moon near Venus, Castor and Pollux
This evening after dark look in the west to find a lovely waxing crescent moon in front of the constellation Gemini, also known as the Twins.