SUNSET: 
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.
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?
So-So Prospects for Comet Elenin
Discovered in December, an inbound comet will reach perihelion in September and likely be a nice sight in binoculars — but barely visible, if at all, to the unaided eye.
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.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for April 2011
Look out! Jupiter is no longer ruling the evening sky, and sky critters are on the march in the north, east, and south.
Tour April's Sky! | March 31st, 2011
Look out! Jupiter is no longer ruling the evening sky, and sky critters are on the march in the north, east, and south.
An Amazing Aurora Video
Night after freezing night, Norwegian photographer Ole Salomonsen gathered aurora photos — 50,000 in all — to produce a breathtaking video that reveals the northern lights' true splendor.
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.
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.
Stargazing Videos: Tips & Techniques
Video: Tips on Orion's 3-inch Altaz Reflector
If you've bought Orion's 3-inch SpaceProbe Altazimuth Reflector, or are thinking of doing so, take a look at this video for some tips on how to use the scope.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for March 2011
This will be a month of transition, celestially speaking: spring and daylight-saving time arrive for northern skywatchers, Jupiter makes an exit, and Saturn is waiting in the wings.
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.
Another Photometry Chat Saturday, March 19th
The AAVSO digital-camera photometry team will be holding another chat session at 11 a.m. EST Saturday, March 19th, to answer questions about their article in the April 2011 issue of Sky & Telescope.
Tour March's Sky! | February 24th, 2011
This will be a month of transition, celestially speaking: spring and daylight-saving time arrive for northern skywatchers, Jupiter makes an exit, and Saturn is waiting in the wings.
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.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for January 2011
The New Year opens with a partial solar eclipse, a great meteor shower, and a canopy of bright stars and planets overhead.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for February 2011
February brings into view Orion and his faithful hunting dogs, a set of constellations that sparkle with bright, colorful stars.
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.
