SUNSET: 
Sky at a Glance | June 10th, 2011
The gibbous Moon passes Saturn, Spica, and the head of Scorpius. Saturn and Porrima are still as close together as we'll see them. And Jupiter is climbing into better view during dawn.
Sky at a Glance | June 3rd, 2011
The waxing crescent Moon crosses Gemini in twilight. After dark, Saturn and Porrima now appear as close together in the south as we're going to see them. And Jupiter is climbing into better view during dawn.
Sky at a Glance | May 27th, 2011
Saturn and Porrima form a striking naked-eye "double star" in the south after dusk, with Spica to their lower left and Corvus below them. At dawn, the waning Moon passes the planet lineup low in the east.
Kepler's Exoplanets: A Progress Report
The Kepler exoplanet-hunting mission got top press-conference billing at the American Astronomical Society convention in Boston. But some reporters left wanting more.
Sky at a Glance | May 20th, 2011
The four planets dancing low in the dawn are spreading out and growing a little easier to see. In the evening sky, Saturn awaits your telescope from on high.
Sky at a Glance | May 13th, 2011
The four planets dancing low in the dawn are becoming a little easier to see before sunrise. In the evening sky, Saturn is now highest at a convenient hour.
Four Planets Dance Before Dawn
Over the next two weeks, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter gather dramatically low in the eastern twilight before sunrise.
Sky at a Glance | May 6th, 2011
The dance of four planets low in the dawn reaches its peak this week. In the evening sky, Saturn is high and inviting.
Sky at a Glance | April 29th, 2011
A month-long dance of four planets is becoming visible low in the dawn. In the evening sky, Saturn's white outbreak is breaking out again.
Sky at a Glance | April 22nd, 2011
How long can you track Sirius twinkling in the twilight? After dark, Saturn climbs the southeastern sky with Porrima next it, both awaiting your telescope.
The Fickle Lyrid Meteors
Even though moonlight will interfere with this year's Lyrid meteor shower, skywatchers should be alert for a possible outburst on the mornings of April 22nd and 23rd.
Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2013
Even though moonlight will interfere with this year's Lyrid meteor shower, skywatchers should be alert for a possible outburst on the night of April 21–22.
Sky & Telescope Kicks Off 70th Anniversary with Free App
Contacts: Robert Naeye, Editor in Chief 855-638-5388 x2144, [email protected] Sky & Telescope magazine is releasing a new application for all Android mobile devices, S&T SkyWeek, and the publisher is making the app available to all users for free. "We thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate Sky &…
Sky at a Glance | April 15th, 2011
Saturn is climbing higher every evening with Porrima next it. Both await your telescope. And do you know what the Pointers point to backward?
T Pyxidis Finally Blows Again
A very overdue recurrent nova is having its long-awaited outburst. You can follow it with binoculars right after dark.
Sky at a Glance | April 8th, 2011
Saturn is now in fine telescopic view, just past opposition. And the waxing Moon occults one of the brightest stars of the year for eastern North America.
Sky at a Glance | April 1st, 2011
Saturn is at opposition this week, glowing in the southeast after dark, while the waxing Moon passes the Pleiades and Hyades in the west at dusk.
Sky at a Glance | March 18th, 2011
Mercury is having a fine showing in the afterglow of sunset, while Orion tilts southwest to signal spring's arrival.
The March 19th "Supermoon": Hardly Super
Saturday's full Moon is indeed the closest and biggest in 18 years. But not by enough to notice.
Sky at a Glance | March 11th, 2011
Mercury passes Jupiter low in the west after sunset this week. They appear closest on March 14th and 15th, just 2° apart.
