SUNSET: 
Sky at a Glance | January 10th, 2014
Jupiter is still about at its closest and largest of the year, rising high earlier in the night. The Moon waxes to full, so with a telescope this is a good time to specialize in a bright thing like Jupiter.
Sky at a Glance | January 3rd, 2014
This is Jupiter's week to shine — it's at opposition! Also lighting the evening sky is the Moon, waxing past first quarter on Tuesday the 7th.
Try Spotting Your Record-Thin Moon
Soon after sunset on New Year's Day, you may have a chance to set your lifetime youngest-Moon record.
Sky at a Glance | December 27th, 2013
As the solstice passes, the Great Square turns on end and a Christmas-ornament star emerges through bare trees.
Sky at a Glance | December 20th, 2013
As the solstice passes, the Great Square turns on end and a Christmas-ornament star emerges through bare trees.
Sky at a Glance | December 13th, 2013
The days grow their shortest, the Geminid meteors shower, and the Moon passes through. . . Orion?!
Sky at a Glance | December 6th, 2013
The Sun sets its earliest of the year, Moon waxes through first quarter, and Jupiter passes the waist star of the Pollux stick figure.
Geminid Meteors to Pierce the Moonlight
Bits of rock from a fried asteroid flash across the night sky in the mid-December sky — but bright moonlight will diminish the performance.
Naked-Eye Nova in Centaurus
A new star near Alpha and Beta Centauri peaked at about magnitude 3.6 on December 5th, faded, re-peaked ten days later, and has been bumping around oddly since.
So It Ends for Comet ISON
After more than a year of anticipation, there is no dazzle, only a dud.
Latest Updates on Comet ISON
Only a dim, fading, dispersing cloud of dust remains of the once grand Comet ISON. Nothing will be visible in the December dawns. Skilled electronic imagers and the Hubble Space Telescope may or may not detect the last trace when it enters a dark sky in mid-December.
Comet ISON Becomes a Nail-Biter
Is the comet dying, just three days before its closest pass by the Sun? There are signs that its nucleus has stopped producing anything.
Sky at a Glance | November 22nd, 2013
Comet ISON reaches perihelion this week, making its hairpin barbecue pass around the Sun on Thursday the 28th. As the week begins, can you still detect it low in the brightening dawn? It'll likely be too faint, but Mercury and Saturn point the way.
Can You Spot Comet ISON at Perihelion?
It won't be easy by a long shot, but it just might be possible to spot the comet in broad daylight as it passes nearest the Sun.
Sky at a Glance | November 15th, 2013
The bright Moon passes Jupiter and winter stars in the eastern evening sky. But there's greater excitement in the east just before dawn: Comet ISON is suddenly brightening up, and Comet Lovejoy glows high.
Older Updates on Comet ISON:
February to mid-November 2013
For the more recent updates, see SkyandTelescope.com/ISON.
Sky at a Glance | November 8th, 2013
The Moon hangs with double stars, then waxes across the evening sky. When Orion is up, Jupiter is too. Before dawn, a nice binocular comet is outperforming Comet ISON.
Sky at a Glance | November 1st, 2013
The Moon eclipses the Sun for some parts of the world, then waxes past Venus in the dusk and hangs with a pair of binocular double stars.
Sky at a Glance | October 25th, 2013
Arcturus becomes the Ghost of Summer Suns, Jupiter shines late, and the waning Moon leaves the evening sky dark for deep-sky hunts.
Partial Solar Eclipse Sunday Morning, Nov. 3rd
Much of the world can see at least a partial eclipse of the Sun on November 3rd. Near North America's Eastern Seaboard, you can catch the partial eclipse in progress at sunrise.
