Sky Tonight—March 6, Crescent moon and Jupiter after sunset
the waxing crescent moon and dazzling planet Jupiter shine nearly side by side in the western sky after sunset.
Sky Tonight—February 9, Shedding light on the moon’s dark side
The moon’s disk is nearly 40% illuminated by sunshine and 60% engulfed in its own shadow.
Sky Tonight—February 8, Use Big Dipper’s Pointers to find Polaris
A well-known trick for finding the North Star, or Polaris, is that the two outermost stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper point to Polaris
Sky Tonight—February 5, Moon closer to Jupiter
Jupiter has over 60 known moons of its own
Sky Tonight—Moon and Jupiter still close
Galileo (1564-1642) proposed using the four major moons of Jupiter to figure longitude at sea. Although this method never proved viable in the rough and tumble seas, it worked like…
Sky Tonight—January 9, Watch moon and Jupiter
The first two celestial objects to pop out at evening dusk are the waxing crescent moon and the dazzling planet Jupiter.
Sky Tonight— January 8, Elusive Mercury farthest from sun before dawn on January 9
people around the world with a level horizon and a clear sky can view Mercury climbing over the eastern horizon just as darkness gives way to dawn.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 11, North Taurid meteors during night
You’re likely to see the most North Taurid meteors in the wee hours – just after midnight.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Nov 10, Can we see stars outside our Milky Way galaxy?
The answer is no – unless you count seeing the combined light of many billions of stars.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 9, Use constellation Cassiopeia to find Andromeda galaxy
Remember, on a dark night, this galaxy looks like a faint smudge of light. Once you have found it, try again with binoculars or your telescope.