SUNSET: 
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sky at a Glance | May 28th, 2010
Watch Mars closing in on Regulus after dusk this week. The largest asteroid sails past the Lagoon Nebula. And one-belted Jupiter climbs up before dawn.
Sky at a Glance | May 14th, 2010
The crescent Moon joins Venus in the western twilight, just as Venus passes the horns of Taurus. The rings of Saturn have turned as thin as they'll become. And one-belted Jupiter is becoming higher and more prominent just before dawn.
Sky at a Glance | May 7th, 2010
The waning Moon passes Jupiter in the dawn, Venus passes between the horns of Taurus in evening twilight, and the rings of Saturn have turned as thin as they'll become.
Sky at a Glance | April 30th, 2010
The Moon passes Antares, Venus continues to creep upward in twilight, Orion says goodbye for the season, and the rings of Saturn, high in the south, have turned eerily thin.
Sky at a Glance | April 23rd, 2010
Venus, the Evening "Star" at nightfall, passes the Pleiades, Aldebaran and the Hyades this week. Mars continues to fade. And Saturn shines high, with its rings turned nearly edge on.
Sky at a Glance | April 16th, 2010
Watch the first-quarter Moon pass under Castor, Pollux, and Mars. Venus blazes low in the west in evening twilight. And before dawn, will the Lyrid meteors show up?
Sky at a Glance | April 9th, 2010
Mercury dwindles away from Venus in twilight, even as the crescent Moon comes to join them. And the tall line of Sirius, Procyon, and Mars is bending in the spring-evening warmth.
Sky at a Glance | April 2nd, 2010
Venus and Mercury are at the height of their twilight pairing in the western sky. For once, Mercury is showing itself really well!
Sky at a Glance | March 26th, 2010
Venus and Mercury begin their lovely early-spring pairing low in the western sunset.
Sky at a Glance | March 19th, 2010
The Moon pairs with the Pleiades and then runs under the arc of Castor, Pollux, and Mars this week. Saturn comes to opposition. And as spring begins, Sirius leaves the meridian behind.
Sky at a Glance | March 12th, 2010
The thin Moon passes Venus low in the west in bright twilight this week. And Mars remains shining near Castor and Pollux high overhead after dark.
