SUNSET: 
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.
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.
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.
Sky & Telescope Kicks Off 70th Anniversary with Free App
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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.
Jupiter and Mercury Pair Up in Twilight March 13–16
Two bright planets form an eye-catching pair low in twilight Sunday through Wednesday, March 13 – 16, 2011.
Sky at a Glance | March 4th, 2011
Mercury and the waxing crescent Moon climb higher in the western twilight day by day, while Jupiter sinks lower.
Sky at a Glance | February 18th, 2011
Orion stands highest after dark, four constellation carnivores are marching in parallel, and the Moon triangulates with Saturn and Spica.
Sky at a Glance | February 11th, 2011
Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt is back, just as Jupiter is declining in the west after dusk. Orion stands at his highest in early evening, and the Moon waxes to full.
Sky at a Glance | February 4th, 2011
The waxing crescent Moon passes Jupiter in the western evening sky this week, then meets up with the Pleiades. Bright Sirius guides the way to much littler star clusters and, if you're in the latitudes of the southern U.S., Canopus.
Sky at a Glance | January 28th, 2011
With February arriving, not only is Orion high but the Big Dipper is on the way up, Cassiopeia is on the way down, Leo is already making its appearance, and the Northern Cross plants itself upright.
