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.
Sky at a Glance | August 30th, 2013
The waxing crescent Moon, newly returned to the western twilight sky, pairs up with Venus, then Saturn.
Sky at a Glance | August 30th, 2013
Vega and Sagittarius pass their peaks simultaneously, with moonless evenings offering deep-sky opportunities.
Sky at a Glance | August 23rd, 2013
The waning Moon travels below the Great Square. And catch your first Algol eclipse of the season.
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!
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.
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.
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.
