Tag: Observing

Back to Article List The giant planet hasn’t been this bright in a decade, and it reaches opposition December 7. ...

Friday, November 29Pegasus the Winged Horse might be the most well-known horse-themed star pattern in the sky, but he is ...

Back to Article List From the January 2016 issue At the Moon’s average distance, it would take about four hours ...

Friday, November 22Last Quarter Moon occurs at 8:28 P.M. EST, leaving most of the evening dark for deep-sky observing.  About ...

The November Full Moon is also called the Beaver Moon. This photographer captured a stunning Full Moon in November 2017 ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. ...