SUNSET: 
Moon and Planets Parade at Dusk
Four of our solar system's bright planets are putting on a parade at dusk during the last week of June 2006, joined by the thin crescent Moon.
Comet To Cross Ring Nebula!
On Sunday night for North America, the brightest piece of Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 goes right over the Ring Nebula in Lyra.
Excellent Asteroid Occultation Friday Morning, May 5, 2006
The best asteroid occultation ever predicted for the American Northeast happens before dawn on May 5, 2006.
The April 1st Pleiades Occultation
The waxing crescent Moon made quite a spectacle crossing the Pleiades on April Fool's Day 2006.
Views of the March 29th Solar Eclipse
A round, symmetrical corona, characteristic of solar minimum, surrounded the Sun and Moon when they were aligned at totality.
A Grand Pleiades Occultation on April 1, 2006
Watch the dark edge of the crescent Moon blot out one star after another on the evening of April 1, 2006.
A Surprise Comet in the Dawn
Comet Pojmanski has brightened more than expected as it enters the dawn sky for Northern Hemisphere observers. Can you spot it with binoculars?
Near-Earth Asteroid Flyby, March 6–10
Catch the 12th- to 13th-magnitude asteroid 2000 PN9 (23187) crossing the northern sky.
Moon Occults Spica February 17th
The waning gibbous Moon will cover 1st-magnitude Spica for parts of eastern North America on Friday night, February 17, 2006.
Mars Receding in the Evening Sky
Blazing in the eastern sky these evenings, Mars is putting on a rare appearance not to miss.
The Highest Full Moon Overhead
On Thursday, December 15, 2005, the full Moon will be just about at the most northerly declination it can ever attain.S&T: Rick Fienberg. When the Moon is full this Thursday, December 15th, go out around midnight and look up. I mean really up. If you live in the world's midnorthern…
The Christmas Morning Occultation of Spica
Start the holiday a special way: by watching the waning crescent Moon cover a 1st-magnitude star.
A Mars Record for the Ages
On August 27, 2003, at 9:51 Universal Time, the centers of Earth and Mars will be only 34,646,418 miles apart. Has Mars ever been this close before?
The October 3rd Annular Solar Eclipse
Parts of Africa will see a "ring eclipse" of the Sun, while Europe, all of Africa, and much of South Asia get a partial eclipse.
The October 17th Partial Lunar Eclipse
Western North America and Hawaii get a slight eclipse of the Moon on the morning of Monday, October 17th.
Big Sunspot Group Spawns Flares, Auroras
A very active sunspot group is rotating to face Earth. Radio disruptions have already begun, and auroras may light the night skies.
Venus and Jupiter Kiss in Twilight
This evening brings the much-awaited conjunction of the two brightest planets low in the west-southwest.
Perseids 2005: A First Report
Despite only average rates, this year's shower brought an unusual proportion of bright meteors.
Mars at Its All-Time Finest
Never before in human history has such a golden opportunity to observe the red planet presented itself, so make the most of it with our Mars observing guide for 2003.
Celestial Highlights for 2005
Eclipses, conjunctions, and occultations will keep observers worldwide busy during the upcoming year. Here's a summary of what's in store.
