Sky Tonight—May 15, Earth shadow, Belt of Venus in east after sunset
The shadow of the Earth is big. You might have to turn your head to see the whole thing.
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—May 12, How to see the green flash
There are many different types of green flash. Some describe a streak or ray of the color green … like a green flame shooting up
Sky Tonight—May 11, Moon brushes the belly of Leo
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science Visit EarthSky at www.EarthSky.org The moon is waxing larger in the evening sky each night. The first quarter phase happened yesterday, and…
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 14, Sundial noon and clock noon agree in middle April
At present, the length of the day as measured by successive returns of the midday sun is slightly less than 24 hours long.
Sky Tonight—April 13, Moon close to Regulus – a Royal Star
our to five thousand years ago, the Royal Stars defined the approximate positions of equinoxes and solstices in the sky.
Sky Tonight—April 12, Use moon to locate Cancer the Crab
Cancer the Crab is probably the most famous constellation that the fewest people can actually identify in the night sky
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—March 16, Smallest and largest planets in conjunction
The planets Mercury and Jupiter meet up for a conjunction today.