Tag: Observing

Back to Article List Asteroid 4 Vesta reaches its stationary point in Virgo today. This bright main-belt world is easy ...

Back to Article List M22 is one of the brightest and nearest globular clusters to Earth, located near the top ...

Back to Article List The Red Planet stands less than a degree from Leo the Lion’s brightest star in the ...

Back to Article List The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and its smaller companion NGC 5195 are excellent targets tonight before the ...

Back to Article List Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, glows at 13th magnitude near Leo’s forefoot early this ...

During the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, the shooting stars were upstaged by an auroral burst. The author captured ...

Mars passes close to Regulus in the sky this week. This image shows a previous meeting of the two, with ...

Back to Article List Saturn’s two-toned moon reaches its greatest western elongation, when it shines brightest far west of the ...

Back to Article List A Full June Strawberry Moon lights the sky, arcing low in the south overnight. Full Moon ...

Back to Article List A nearly Full Moon passes close to the heart of the Scorpion, visible in the early-morning ...