Sky at a Glance | March 29th, 2013
Jupiter, Orion, and Sirius move lower in the western evening sky. Arcturus climbs in the east. And the late-night waning Moon passes Saturn.
Sky at a Glance | March 22nd, 2013
Comet PanSTARRS is fading but a fine telescopic sight for northerners. The Moon, waxing toward full, walks between the Lion and the Sea Serpent.
Sky at a Glance | March 15th, 2013
Little Comet PanSTARRS is creeping a bit higher in the twilight this week but starting to fade. Jupiter and company are migrating southwest as spring begins, with the Moon passing through them.
Sky at a Glance | March 8th, 2013
This is the prime Comet PanSTARRS week for everyone at mid-northern latitudes, and the crescent Moon helps to point the way.
Sky at a Glance | March 1st, 2013
Keep watch for Comet PanSTARRS emerging into view low in the sunset!
Sky at a Glance | February 22nd, 2013
Mercury fades from sight in the west. Saturn rises ever earlier in the east. And the Moon aligns with Regulus, Spica, and then Saturn.
Sky at a Glance | February 15th, 2013
Mercury continues its fine evening showing, but not for much longer. Higher in the evening sky, the waxing Moon passes Jupiter and its starry attendants.
Sky at a Glance | February 8th, 2013
Mercury and Mars have a close conjunction low in the sunset, then separate. Try for a record young crescent Moon. And a little asteroid whizzes close by Earth; it'll be no small trick to locate in a telescope.
Sky at a Glance | February 1st, 2013
Mercury and Mars have a challenging close conjunction low in the sunset. The gigantic Winter Hexagon rides high. And the waning Moon passes Saturn in the dawn.
Sky at a Glance | January 25th, 2013
The Moon descends past Leo as it wanes from full. And when Sirius culminates in the south, can you see Canopus below it?
Sky at a Glance | January 18th, 2013
The brightening Moon passes close by Jupiter as it moves eastward toward fullness. And when Sirius culminates in late evening now, can you see Canopus below it?
Sky at a Glance | January 11th, 2013
The waxing crescent Moon walks up the western side of the sky, the Little Dipper hangs straight down on the northern side of the sky, and Capella and Rigel culminate together.
Sky at a Glance | January 4th, 2013
Vega descends, the Northern Cross turns upright, and the waning crescent Moon marks the way to planets before dawn.
Sky at a Glance | December 21st, 2012
The bright Moon pairs up in an unusually close conjunction with Jupiter on Christmas night, with Aldebaran, the Hyades, and Pleiades looking on.
Sky at a Glance | December 14th, 2012
Jupiter blazes, Ceres is at opposition with Vesta nearby, and Sirius is in its color-flashing mode after dinnertime.
Sky at a Glance | December 7th, 2012
Lots happening this week! The Geminid meteor shower, a flyby of Toutatis, Vesta at opposition with Ceres nearby, and more.
Sky at a Glance | November 30th, 2012
The Moon is waning out of the evening sky. Jupiter is passing 5° north of Aldebaran. Low in the dawn, Mercury has emerged to align with Venus and Saturn in a diagonal row.
Sky at a Glance | November 23rd, 2012
The Moon joins up with Jupiter and Aldebaran, and undergoes a penumbral eclipse for the West Coast and then lands across the Pacific. In the dawn, Saturn skims past Venus.
Sky at a Glance | November 16th, 2012
Jupiter rises in twilight, the Moon waxes across the evening sky, and Saturn approaches Venus in the dawn.
Sky at a Glance | November 9th, 2012
Jupiter rises before dark, Fomalhaut culminates early, Orion rises a bit later, and the crescent Moon moves from dawn back to dusk.
