January 16 - 22, 2012
[skyweekvid id="kdh4xx72"]The constellations Perseus, Cassiopeia, and Andromeda are linked together in the sky, and in Greek mythology.
January 9 - 15, 2012
[skyweekvid id="b09020gs"]Sirius, the night sky's brightest star, is on great display during January evenings.
January 2 - 8, 2012
[skyweekvid id="j08m4sr5"]Weather permitting, North Americans can enjoy a little-known but unusually strong meteor shower before dawn on Wednesday morning.
December 26, 2011 - January 1, 2012
[skyweekvid id="oqus9jdm"]Orion, the Hunter, may be the most amazing constellation in the sky. And Betelgeuse, the star marking Orion's left shoulder, is a red supergiant that's ripe to explode as a supernova.
December 19 - 25, 2011
[skyweekvid id="x3b9sa71"]Wednesday December 21st is the longest night of the year and the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Leading the pack of winter constellations is Taurus, the Bull.
December 12 - 18, 2011
[skyweekvid id="kot5u7jd"]This week boasts one of the year's best meteor showers — though the nearly full Moon will interfere with viewing them. And we'll look at a constellation that flies upside-down in the sky.
December 5 - 11, 2011
[skyweekvid id="i314e1fl"]This week the Moon puts on the best sky show of the year for stargazers in the western U.S. — a total lunar eclipse. And we'll look at Jupiter, the king of the planets.
November 28 - December 4, 2011
[skyweekvid id="bb5i2j5z"]As the Moon waxes to half lit, let's take a look at the brightest star in each section of the sky: Vega setting in the west, Fomalhaut cruising low over the southern horizon, and Capella rising in the east.
November 21 - 27, 2011
[skyweekvid id="qi36vwzp"]Thanksgiving week is new Moon week, allowing what might be our last good view of the summer Milky Way. Also, let's take a look at Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets.