Sky Tonight—January 14, Moon and Pleiades – or Seven Sisters
The moon will leave the evening sky during the last week of January 2011, staging the Pleiades in a dark starry sky.
Sky Tonight—January 13, Moon in front of Aries the Ram
However, Castor and Pollux are considerably brighter than the two brightest stars in Aries.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 20, Nearly full moon near famous Pleaides star cluster
In the U.S., the moon will reach the crest of its full phase during the daylight hours on Sunday.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 19, Moon in front of Aries the Ram
The moon will turn full on November 21. This will be the third of four full moons to fall in between the September equinox and the December solstice.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 18, Moon and Jupiter tonight, Venus rises before dawn
It so happens that today is a special day for Jupiter, because it marks the end of a four-month period in which the giant planet appeared to be moving westward…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 17, No meteors last night? Try between moonset and dawn November 18
The forecast calls for the annual Leonid meteor shower to be at its best during the predawn hours on Wednesday, November 17, or Thursday, November 18. Which morning will be…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 16, Leonid meteors peak before dawn November 17 and 18
very year – in November – our planet Earth crosses the orbital path of the Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Debris from this comet burns up in the Earth’s upper atmosphere to create…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 15, Waxing moon close to Jupiter
Jupiter ranks as the fourth brightest celestial object in all the sky, after the sun, moon and planet Venus, respectively.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight October 20, Moon washes out Orionid meteors, but guides you to Jupiter
The Orionid meteor shower will probably rain down their greatest number of meteors for 2010 before dawn on Thursday, October 21, 2010
EarthSky Tonight—October 19, Moon and Jupiter close on sky’s dome
With the exception of the moon, Jupiter is the brightest heavenly object in tonight’s evening sky.