SUNSET: 
Sky at a Glance | August 30th, 2013
Vega and Sagittarius pass their peaks simultaneously, with moonless evenings offering deep-sky opportunities.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for September 2013
Dazzling Venus, low in the west after sunset, has close encounters with a moon, a planet, and a star. Meanwhile, the Summer Triangle is high overhead.
Sky at a Glance | August 23rd, 2013
The waning Moon travels below the Great Square. And catch your first Algol eclipse of the season.
Tour September's Sky! | August 21st, 2013
Dazzling Venus, low in the west after sunset, has close encounters with a moon, a planet, and a star. Meanwhile, the Summer Triangle is high overhead.
An Observing Mecca in the Sierras
Who would have thought that, just 30 miles from a California city of 500,000+, you'd find some of the best stargazing in all of North America?
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.
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!
Tour August's Sky! | July 26th, 2013
This month is famous for the Perseid meteor shower, which arrives like clockwork on the 12th and 13th. It's also the best time of year to see the beautiful Milky Way arching overhead in early evening.
Sky at a Glance | July 26th, 2013
Scorpius stands highest at nightfall, meteor showers are active, and the asteroid Juno awaits you at its brightest.
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.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for August 2013
This month is famous for the Perseid meteor shower, which arrives like clockwork on the 12th and 13th. It's also the best time of year to see the beautiful Milky Way arching overhead in early evening.
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"?
Sky at a Glance | June 14th, 2013
Mercury descends to pass Venus in twilight. And the waxing Moon passes Spica, Saturn, and Antares.
Sky at a Glance | June 7th, 2013
Mercury and Venus linger low in twilight, under Pollux and Castor. After dark, Scorpius shows its interesting upper quarters in the southeast.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for June 2013
Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury crowd together low in the west, while Saturn is sandwiched high in the south between the constellations Libra and Virgo.
Tour June's Sky! | May 31st, 2013
Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury crowd together low in the west right after sunset, while Saturn is sandwiched high in the south between the constellations Libra and Virgo.
Sky at a Glance | May 31st, 2013
Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter now form a straight line low in the sunset afterglow. Jupiter soon sinks away, but Mercury is having its best apparition of 2013.
