SUNSET: 
Sky at a Glance | October 1st, 2010
Bright Jupiter dominates the evening sky. But look deeper and you can find Mira near maximum and Comet Hartley 2 passing Cassiopeia.
Sky at a Glance | September 25th, 2010
The red variable star Mira is nearing its maximum brightness. But the eye-catcher dominating the evening is Jupiter, blazing unusually big and bright in the southeast.
Sky at a Glance | September 24th, 2010
The red variable star Mira is nearing its maximum brightness. But the eye-catcher dominating the evening is Jupiter, blazing unusually big and bright in the southeast.
Sky at a Glance | September 17th, 2010
Jupiter is having an unusually close opposition this week. On the night of Wednesday the 22nd the Moon shines next to it, also at opposition — full Moon!
Sky at a Glance | September 10th, 2010
Venus still lurks in the sunset, with Mars and Spica hiding nearby. Watch the Moon march past them. Big bright Jupiter, however, is the night's starring attraction — as it nears an unusually close opposition.
Sky at a Glance | August 27th, 2010
Venus, Spica, and Mars continue their evolutions low in the sunset. Jupiter is well up by late evening. And have you looked for Mira yet?
Sky at a Glance | August 20th, 2010
Spica joins Venus and Mars low in the afterglow of sunset. And late in the week, the Moon passes Jupiter.
Sky at a Glance | August 13th, 2010
The Perseid meteors are still active late tonight! Meanwhile, the triangle of Venus, Saturn, and Mars continues to morph low in evening twilight.
Sky at a Glance | August 6th, 2010
The triangle of Venus, Saturn, and Mars continues its daily evolution low in the west after sunset. And Jupiter is now showing well in late evening.
Sky at a Glance | July 30th, 2010
Venus, Saturn, and Mars have formed up into a triangle at dusk. Watch it change shape day by day. And Vega overhead means the Sagittarius Teapot, rich in deep-sky objects, is on best display in the south.
Sky at a Glance | July 23rd, 2010
At dusk, Venus guides the way to Mars and Saturn on one side of it and Mercury on the other side of it.
Sky at a Glance | July 16th, 2010
Mars continues closing in on Saturn at dusk. The Moon crosses Scorpius. And Jupiter is now up before midnight.
Sky at a Glance | July 9th, 2010
Mars is closing in on Saturn at dusk. And before dawn, Jupiter keeps getting higher and brighter.
Sky at a Glance | July 2nd, 2010
Venus is closing in on Regulus at dusk. Mars is closing in on Saturn. And before dawn, Jupiter keeps getting higher and brighter.
Sky at a Glance | June 25th, 2010
Saturn, Mars, Regulus, and bright Venus form a diagonal line in the summer evening twilight. And the full Moon has a partial eclipse for the western U.S. before dawn on Saturday June 26th.
Sky at a Glance | June 18th, 2010
The thickening Moon slides under Saturn and Spica. Saturn, Mars, Regulus, and bright Venus form a diagonal line in the western twilight; watch it shorten a little bit every day.
Sky at a Glance | June 11th, 2010
As twilight fades, the Mars-Regulus pairup in the west is growing wider. Saturn looks on from their upper left. Bright Venus shines far to their lower right.
Sky at a Glance | June 11th, 2010
As twilight fades, the Mars-Regulus pairup in the west is growing wider. Saturn looks on from their upper left. Bright Venus shines far to their lower right.
Sky at a Glance | May 28th, 2010
Watch Mars closing in on Regulus after dusk this week. The largest asteroid sails past the Lagoon Nebula. And one-belted Jupiter climbs up before dawn.
Sky at a Glance | May 14th, 2010
The crescent Moon joins Venus in the western twilight, just as Venus passes the horns of Taurus. The rings of Saturn have turned as thin as they'll become. And one-belted Jupiter is becoming higher and more prominent just before dawn.
