EarthSky Tonight—September 19, Venus brightest for 2010
Venus’ brightness will surprise you if you have never noticed it before. It is so bright that, around now, many people will report Venus as a UFO.
EarthSky Tonight—Sept 18, Best predawn of view Mercury
Mercury stands farthest west of the sun tomorrow, so it rises a maximum time before sunrise.
EarthSky Tonight—September 17, Close-up on constellation Perseus the Hero and Demon Star
Thus, Algol is what has been called an “eclipsing variable star.”
EarthSky Tonight—Sept 16, Cassiopeia and Perseus in northeast on September evenings
Perseus (the Hero) follows Cassiopeia across the night sky.
EarthSky Tonight—September 15, Moon helps you visualize Pluto spacecraft
A spacecraft is now in route to the dwarf planet Pluto, scheduled to arrive in the year 2015
EarthSky Tonight—August 22, Almost full moon lights up Capricornus
Look for the three brilliant stars of the Summer Triangle high above the moon tonight.
Earthsky Tonight—June 19 Waxing moon between Saturn and Spica
Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden. We have also indicated the whereabouts of the constellation Corvus the Crow on today’s chart.
Earthsky Tonight—May 24: Bright star near moon is Spica
The waxing gibbous moon glides past the star Spica in the constellation Virgo this evening. It passes relatively close to Spica for a day or two each month that Spica…
Earthsky Tonight – May23: Moon leaving Saturn, approaching Spica
As the moon makes its rounds through the starry heavens, its passes through every constellation of the Zodiac and by each solar system planet during the course of one sidereal…
Earthsky Tonight—May 22, Moon near golden planet Saturn
Tonight’s moon will be visible near a bright object in our sky. It’s not a star, but a planet – Saturn, planet of the rings.