Tag: Observing

Back to Article List Asteroid 2 Pallas has reached its stationary point in the sky near the four stars forming ...

Back to Article List The ever-moving lunar terminator has shifted to throw three prominent craters into contrast: Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and ...

Back to Article List Just above Leo’s back is another leonine star pattern: Leo Minor the Little Lion, also called ...

The innermost planets straddle nighttime, with Mercury in the evening and the greatest western elongation of Venus in the morning. ...

Back to Article List Earth’s sister planet shines brightly as it rises in the east two hours before sunrise, 46° ...

Venus not only reaches greatest western elongation in the sky this week, but dichotomy as well. Dichotomy is the moment ...

Back to Article List Located within Canes Venatici beneath the curve of the Big Dipper’s long handle, this gaggle of ...

Back to Article List Jupiter’s rule of the evening sky is coming to a close. Catch some action at the ...

Back to Article List The edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 3115 is also called the Spindle Galaxy for its distinctive shape, ...

Back to Article List The Lagoon Nebula (M8) in Sagittarius appears highest around 3 A.M., when it soars above the ...