SUNSET: 
Sky at a Glance | August 13th, 2010
The Perseid meteors are still active late tonight! Meanwhile, the triangle of Venus, Saturn, and Mars continues to morph low in evening twilight.
Sky at a Glance | August 6th, 2010
The triangle of Venus, Saturn, and Mars continues its daily evolution low in the west after sunset. And Jupiter is now showing well in late evening.
Green Lasers: A Hidden Danger
They're compact, handy, and incredibly useful at star parties. But beware: a new study reveals that your bargain-priced green laser pointer might be emitting harmful amounts of infrared energy.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for July 2010
Watch the west after sunset for a celestial parade led by brilliant Venus, then swing south to get cozy with Scorpius. Host: S&T's Kelly Beatty. (5MB MP3 download: running time: 5m 12s)
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for August 2010
Venus, Mars, and Saturn dance in the west after sunset, while soon afterward giant Jupiter rises in the east — all that, and Perseid meteors too! Host: S&T's Kelly Beatty. (5MB MP3 download: running time: 6m 48s)
Tour August's Sky! | July 30th, 2010
Venus, Mars, and Saturn dance in the west after sunset, while soon afterward giant Jupiter rises in the east — all that, and Perseid meteors too! Host: S&T's Kelly Beatty. (6MB MP3 download: running time: 6m 48s)
Sky at a Glance | July 30th, 2010
Venus, Saturn, and Mars have formed up into a triangle at dusk. Watch it change shape day by day. And Vega overhead means the Sagittarius Teapot, rich in deep-sky objects, is on best display in the south.
The August Mars Hoax Is Back
No, Mars will not shine as big and bright as the full Moon. But you can't stop a good e-mail chain letter, now in its eighth year.
Sky at a Glance | July 23rd, 2010
At dusk, Venus guides the way to Mars and Saturn on one side of it and Mercury on the other side of it.
Sky at a Glance | July 16th, 2010
Mars continues closing in on Saturn at dusk. The Moon crosses Scorpius. And Jupiter is now up before midnight.
Solar activity is ramping up
Sunspot AR 1087 is crackling with activity, take a peek if you can!
Sky at a Glance | July 9th, 2010
Mars is closing in on Saturn at dusk. And before dawn, Jupiter keeps getting higher and brighter.
Sky at a Glance | July 2nd, 2010
Venus is closing in on Regulus at dusk. Mars is closing in on Saturn. And before dawn, Jupiter keeps getting higher and brighter.
Tour July's Sky! | July 1st, 2010
Watch the west after sunset for a celestial parade led by brilliant Venus, then swing south to get cozy with Scorpius. Host: S&T's Kelly Beatty. (5MB MP3 download: running time: 5m 12s).
Sky at a Glance | June 25th, 2010
Saturn, Mars, Regulus, and bright Venus form a diagonal line in the summer evening twilight. And the full Moon has a partial eclipse for the western U.S. before dawn on Saturday June 26th.
Saturday's Predawn Lunar Eclipse
You'll have to get up early — or party into the wee hours the night before — to see the Moon slide partly through Earth's shadow before dawn on June 26th.
Sky at a Glance | June 18th, 2010
The thickening Moon slides under Saturn and Spica. Saturn, Mars, Regulus, and bright Venus form a diagonal line in the western twilight; watch it shorten a little bit every day.
Sky at a Glance | June 11th, 2010
As twilight fades, the Mars-Regulus pairup in the west is growing wider. Saturn looks on from their upper left. Bright Venus shines far to their lower right.
Sky at a Glance | June 11th, 2010
As twilight fades, the Mars-Regulus pairup in the west is growing wider. Saturn looks on from their upper left. Bright Venus shines far to their lower right.
Tour June's Sky! | May 28th, 2010
June's nights are the shortest all year for northern skywatchers, but as a consolation you'll find Venus, Mars, and Saturn in the evening sky.
