Astronomy Highlights

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

Happy Perihelion to our fellow Earthlings! Spaceship Earth’s orbit is elliptical and at the  closest point to the Sun today. (Skywatchers can always find something to celebrate.)Want to see exactly what our Earth looks like from space right now

Bundle up Buffs! Today we celebrate the winter solstice and the longest night of the year.Within a week or so, you’ll notice the days beginning to get longer as the arc of the Sun’s path through the celestial sphere gets higher in the sky.

The full Moon will be captivating this weekend! As the Moon rises on the eastern horizon, notice how far to the north it is — it will rise at its most northern position in over 18 years. Also, the winter solstice is fast approaching, causing

The winter skies are so enchanting! Look to the east tonight to spot the waxing gibbous Moon and brilliant Jupiter amidst the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. Also, the Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight, but the Moon will be so bright that

The waxing crescent Moon and Venus form a spectacular pairing in the southwestern sky this evening.Can you see the rest of the Moon’s disk? Hope so! It’s a beautiful sight called Earthshine —created by reflected sunlight from the Earth shining back

Later this evening, the waning gibbous Moon (68% illuminated) rises in the east and shows us the way to the small, but mighty red planet Mars. The planet won’t be particularly bright, because it’s half the size of Earth and almost 82 million miles

Once again, the Moon helps us to spot another planet this month. Find the almost full, but technically 96% illuminated waning gibbous Moon rising in the east. The giant planet Jupiter will be below the Moon. Don’t miss this sight and grab a pair of