SUNSET: 
5,000 Megapixels of Sky
Seattle amateur Nick Risinger had an idea and some free time. One year and more than 37,000 images later, he's created an awesome panorama of the entire celestial sphere.
Saturn in Motion
Watch Saturn rotate in this high-definition time-lapse video courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope and S&T imaging editor Sean Walker.
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.
S&T's Audio Sky Tour for May 2011
Look to the east before dawn for the tightest grouping of four bright planets in decades!
Tour May's Sky! | May 1st, 2011
Look to the east before dawn for the tightest grouping of four bright planets in decades!
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.
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.
