SUNSET: 
Amateur Astronomers Report Comet Outburst
Next door to Comet ISON in the eastern pre-dawn sky, Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) exploded without warning from magnitude 14 to 8.
Sky at a Glance | October 18th, 2013
The full Moon has a penumbral eclipse and Jupiter has a double transit shadow tonight (Friday October 18th).
October 18th's Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Careful skywatchers in the eastern half of North America can watch the full Moon just graze Earth's outer shadow.
Sky at a Glance | October 11th, 2013
Venus passes Antares, Mars passes Regulus, and the full Moon has a weak penumbral eclipse.
Sky at a Glance | October 4th, 2013
Venus approaches Antares, Mars approaches Regulus, and there's a rare triple shadow-transit on Jupiter.
Sky at a Glance | September 27th, 2013
The waning Moon leaves us a dark evening sky. And Jupiter rises for night owls.
Sky at a Glance | September 20th, 2013
Saturn moves away from Venus low in the evening twilight all this week. And Jupiter is now excellently placed high before dawn.
Sky at a Glance | September 13th, 2013
Saturn passes Venus low in twilight all this week. On the opposite side of the sky, the Moon turns full.
Sky at a Glance | August 30th, 2013
Vega and Sagittarius pass their peaks simultaneously, with moonless evenings offering deep-sky opportunities.
Sky at a Glance | August 30th, 2013
The waxing crescent Moon, newly returned to the western twilight sky, pairs up with Venus, then Saturn.
Sky at a Glance | August 23rd, 2013
The waning Moon travels below the Great Square. And catch your first Algol eclipse of the season.
Sky at a Glance | August 16th, 2013
Amid the constellations tilting toward their end-of-summer configurations, Nova Delphini 2013 awaits you.
Sky at a Glance | August 9th, 2013
The Perseid meteors are hitting their peak, not much affected by the light of the Moon as it crosses evening constellations.
Friends, Clear Skies at Summer Star Party
The Summer Star Party in western Massachusetts, held just before Stellafane, had fine clear nights, more than 150 good folks, and lots of scopes at its new location.
Sky at a Glance | August 2nd, 2013
The crescent Moon returns to the evening sky, Juno comes to opposition, and make your plans for the Perseid meteors!
Get Ready for the 2013 Perseids
Plan to be up late on the nights of August 11-12 and 12-13. Weather permitting, that's when Perseid meteors will flash across virtually Moonless skies.
Sky at a Glance | July 12th, 2013
The waxing Moon passes Spica, Saturn, and Antares in the evening sky. And, do you know the nearest star that us mid-northern observers can see? It's not Alpha Centauri.
Sky at a Glance | July 5th, 2013
Venus is creeping up. A new crescent Moon emerges. Arcturus and Vega straddle the zenith.
Sky at a Glance | June 28th, 2013
One Dipper dips, the other Dipper floats. The Milky Way arches, and two planets have challenging conjunctions.
Sky at a Glance | June 21st, 2013
How long can you follow Mercury down below Venus? And can you detect the extra size of the "supermoon"?
