Sky Tonight—May 5, Eta Aquarid meteor shower best before dawn on May 6
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to produce the most meteors before dawn tomorrow (Friday, May 6)
Sky Tonight—May 4, Find Eta Aquarid meteor shower radiant before dawn May 5 and 6
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is now taking stage in the wee hours before dawn.
Sky Tonight—April 5, Drive a spike to Spica
Tonight, let the Big Dipper introduce you to another bright star.
April 4, Catch a young moon on Monday
As the razor-thin lunar crescent makes its appearance after sunset today, it’ll be less than one day after new moon for most of Asia, and less than one and one-half…
Sky Tonight—March 5, Young moon and Jupiter low in west after sunset
This little moon will be just over 1% illuminated in sunshine –
Sky Tonight—February 3, Double Cluster of Perseus in northwest
These two open star clusters reside an estimated 7,400 light years away. Each contains 300 to 400 stars.
Sky Tonight—January 7, Venus farthest west of sun in Earth’s sky tomorrow
The most brilliant of all the planets, Venus, reaches its farthest point west of the sun in Earth’s sky on January 8
Sky Tonight—January 6, Use bright stars to find faint Monoceros the Unicorn
Treat yourself to a visit with a mythical beast – Monoceros the Unicorn – in the winter sky.
Sky Tonight—January 5, Latest sunrises for mid-northern latitudes
The December solstice always brings the shortest day. However, the latest sunrises do not coincide with the day of least sunlight.
Earthsky Tonight — April 17, Heavenly Chariot flies in west at nightfall
As darkness falls, there are several ways to distinguish the brilliant star Capella from the other bright stars in the western half of sky.