Astronomy Highlights

It’s finally spring the Northern Hemisphere!Join us on March 21st at 7pm for Colorado Skies: The Spring Equinox to get all your questions answered, including:Why does the Sun rise due east and set due west?Why are day and night equal in length on

Are you ready for the total lunar eclipse? Join us to celebrate a full night of activities, including:7pm Capcom Go! The Apollo story8:30pm Stars & Moons live talkAnd, telescope viewing at Sommers-Bausch Observatory - find out more details.The

The wonders of the universe are on display even in the winter. If you find yourself under dark skies, take a moment to soak up the beauty of the winter Milky Way. It rises to the left of Orion in the southern sky and arches all the way up close

The Full Moon rises in the east this evening in the constellation of Leo the Lion. Watch it climb higher in the sky next to Leo’s brightest star, Regulus.The Moon is only 1.3 light seconds from Earth, but Regulus is 78 light years away. Bask in the

Night owls will be treated to a lovely sight around the midnight hour as the waxing gibbous Moon crosses in front of the Pleiades cluster. Look to the west to enjoy the show before the Moon sets at 1:30a.m.Graphic credit: Sky Safari app

Watch a sliver of our Moon slide down the southwestern sky tonight with Venus and Saturn not far behind. The days are slowing getting longer and it should be a pretty view during twilight.Graphic credit: Sky Safari app

The King of the Planets reigns over the winter skies this month. Grab your binos and look for Jupiter in the constellation of Taurus the Bull. See if you can spot the four largest moons - Ganymede, Callisto, Europa and Io as they orbit around

Dazzling Venus and Saturn pair up in the southwestern sky this evening. Venus is a mere 60 million miles away and Saturn is almost a billion miles from us. With a telescope and steady skies, you may also be able to spot aqua-colored Neptune in

This evening marks the first Full Moon of 2025 and it should be a spectacular sight. Mars will be to the lower left of the Moon and the prominent stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux, will form a line with our nearest celestial companion.And, if you

Grab your binos this evening to watch the Moon pass over a diamond-filled patch of sky. The Pleiades open cluster has been known since ancient times and includes over a thousand stars bound together by gravity. Hope the view adds some extra