Tag: Observing

Back to Article List Mercury is brightening but dipping quickly out of sight, so get out and view it now. ...

This view from the GOES-East satellite’s band 8 shows the atmosphere above the continental U.S. imaged at 6.2 microns, in ...

Back to Article List A Full Flower Moon shines in the sky tonight from sunset to sunrise. Full Moon occurs ...

Back to Article List Observers in the Midwest can catch Callisto passing near the planet’s northern limb. Callisto just skims ...

Back to Article List Our satellite hangs together with the Maiden's brightest star early this morning. The Moon and Spica ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 9Asteroid 9 Metis reaches at opposition at ...

Back to Article List Your eye is an amazing device. My choice for an observing light is the Wayllshine Red ...

Back to Article List The Swan Nebula (M17) glides through the early-morning sky. High in the southern sky around 4 ...

Back to Article List NGC 7023, also known as the Iris Nebula, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus ...

Back to Article List This 17th-century astronomer made some key discoveries. The variable star Mira is located in the constellation ...