Tag: Observing

Nighttime observing program at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: B. Foott/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA To the Moon University of Chicago PressChicago, IL Lunar: ...

Two planets stand out in March’s evening sky, but let’s start our tour with a pair of lesser lights that ...

Back to Article List Despite earlier predictions that it would explode by September 2024, we’re still waiting. But it will ...

March opens with Venus and Mercury visible in the evening sky, along with a delicate crescent Moon. Neptune is nearby ...

Mercury and Saturn stand side by side in the early-evening sky near the end of February. Note that Neptune is ...

The Nikkor Z 180–600mm is not small, but its internal zoom and solid optics makes it a great option for ...

Caption: Venus is the brightest point of light shining at lower left in this gorgeous astrophoto of the February night ...

Friday, February 7 Mighty Jupiter stands high in the east at sunset, dominating the stars of Taurus the Bull as they ...

We’re quickly losing sight of Saturn, but Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Uranus and Neptune are easy binocular ...

Friday, January 31 After passing through its New phase last week, the Moon is now a thin waxing crescent some ...