SUNSET: 
Sky at a Glance | January 24th, 2014
Mercury after sunset, and Venus before sunrise, have both climbed up into excellent view. After nightfall, Jupiter continues to dominate the moonless evening sky.
Sky at a Glance | January 17th, 2014
The waning Moon is rising later each night, opening an evening window of darkness for observing winter's deep-sky wonders. Then, turn your scope to dazzling Jupiter climbing high.
Sky at a Glance | January 10th, 2014
Jupiter is still about at its closest and largest of the year, rising high earlier in the night. The Moon waxes to full, so with a telescope this is a good time to specialize in a bright thing like Jupiter.
Sky at a Glance | January 3rd, 2014
This is Jupiter's week to shine — it's at opposition! Also lighting the evening sky is the Moon, waxing past first quarter on Tuesday the 7th.
Sky at a Glance | December 27th, 2013
As the solstice passes, the Great Square turns on end and a Christmas-ornament star emerges through bare trees.
Sky at a Glance | December 20th, 2013
As the solstice passes, the Great Square turns on end and a Christmas-ornament star emerges through bare trees.
Sky at a Glance | December 13th, 2013
The days grow their shortest, the Geminid meteors shower, and the Moon passes through. . . Orion?!
Sky at a Glance | December 6th, 2013
The Sun sets its earliest of the year, Moon waxes through first quarter, and Jupiter passes the waist star of the Pollux stick figure.
Sky at a Glance | November 27th, 2013
After Comet ISON swung through perihelion on November 28th, all that's left of it is a fading, spreading debris cloud. Meanwhile, the rest of the heavens continue going about their business.
Sky at a Glance | November 22nd, 2013
Comet ISON reaches perihelion this week, making its hairpin barbecue pass around the Sun on Thursday the 28th. As the week begins, can you still detect it low in the brightening dawn? It'll likely be too faint, but Mercury and Saturn point the way.
Sky at a Glance | November 15th, 2013
The bright Moon passes Jupiter and winter stars in the eastern evening sky. But there's greater excitement in the east just before dawn: Comet ISON is suddenly brightening up, and Comet Lovejoy glows high.
Sky at a Glance | November 8th, 2013
The Moon hangs with double stars, then waxes across the evening sky. When Orion is up, Jupiter is too. Before dawn, a nice binocular comet is outperforming Comet ISON.
Sky at a Glance | November 1st, 2013
The Moon eclipses the Sun for some parts of the world, then waxes past Venus in the dusk and hangs with a pair of binocular double stars.
Sky at a Glance | October 25th, 2013
Arcturus becomes the Ghost of Summer Suns, Jupiter shines late, and the waning Moon leaves the evening sky dark for deep-sky hunts.
Sky at a Glance | October 18th, 2013
The full Moon has a penumbral eclipse and Jupiter has a double transit shadow tonight (Friday October 18th).
Sky at a Glance | October 11th, 2013
Venus passes Antares, Mars passes Regulus, and the full Moon has a weak penumbral eclipse.
Sky at a Glance | October 4th, 2013
Venus approaches Antares, Mars approaches Regulus, and there's a rare triple shadow-transit on Jupiter.
Sky at a Glance | September 27th, 2013
The waning Moon leaves us a dark evening sky. And Jupiter rises for night owls.
Sky at a Glance | September 20th, 2013
Saturn moves away from Venus low in the evening twilight all this week. And Jupiter is now excellently placed high before dawn.
Sky at a Glance | September 13th, 2013
Saturn passes Venus low in twilight all this week. On the opposite side of the sky, the Moon turns full.
