Astronomy Highlights

Happy Halloween! It’s an astronomical holiday — the cross-quarter day between the fall equinox and winter solstice (the actual date slips a bit, but Halloween remains the same). The Moon won’t be full until next week, but no one says you can’t howl

The Orionid Meteor shower peaks tonight! The shower’s radiant is in the raised hand of Orion. It’ll peak in the early morning hours of the 21st. Bundle up, find a dark sky, and invite a friend to watch remnants of Halley’s Comet stream across our

Happy Fall Equinox! Grab a pumpkin spice latte, kick some leaves and embrace the changing seasons.Wondering what the equinox is all about? Join us to take a deep dive into this astronomically significant day and explore the constellations of autumn

Saturn is at opposition tonight! It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise — exactly opposite of the Sun’s position in our sky and making it possible to observe the magnificent ringed-planet all night long.Saturn is always a stunning sight in a

See a beautiful early morning conjunction an hour before sunrise today. The waning crescent Moon teams up with a stunningly brilliant Venus and striking Regulus to bring a dazzling sight to the constellation of Leo the Lion.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight! The waning gibbous Moon will brighten up the sky significantly, but grab a blanket, stretch out on the lawn and try to spot a few.The radiant of the shower is in the constellation Perseus. The meteors will

The two brightest planets will be very close together for the next three mornings (11-13th) and at their closest on the 12th, separated by less than 1-degree.Set your alarm and don’t miss the sight — as they won’t have this close of a conjunction

This month the symmetry before dawn continues. Look to the east this morning around 4:30am to see a beautiful thin crescent Moon perfectly framed between Venus, 11 degrees to the upper right, and Jupiter, 11 degrees to the lower left.

Early risers will be treated to a beautiful sight this morning before dawn as Venus brings symmetry to the Bull’s v-shaped face. The bright star Aldebaran serves as the left eye of the bull and Venus will become the brilliant right eye, which is

Happy Aphelion Fellow Earthlings!We’re farther away from the Sun today than any other time of the year - 94.5 million miles. But, why? Earth’s path around the Sun isn’t circular—it’s closer to an oval.So, why is it so hot if we’re far away from the