SUNSET: 
Sky at a Glance | May 7th, 2010
The waning Moon passes Jupiter in the dawn, Venus passes between the horns of Taurus in evening twilight, and the rings of Saturn have turned as thin as they'll become.
Sky at a Glance | April 30th, 2010
The Moon passes Antares, Venus continues to creep upward in twilight, Orion says goodbye for the season, and the rings of Saturn, high in the south, have turned eerily thin.
Sky at a Glance | April 23rd, 2010
Venus, the Evening "Star" at nightfall, passes the Pleiades, Aldebaran and the Hyades this week. Mars continues to fade. And Saturn shines high, with its rings turned nearly edge on.
Sky at a Glance | April 16th, 2010
Watch the first-quarter Moon pass under Castor, Pollux, and Mars. Venus blazes low in the west in evening twilight. And before dawn, will the Lyrid meteors show up?
Sky at a Glance | April 9th, 2010
Mercury dwindles away from Venus in twilight, even as the crescent Moon comes to join them. And the tall line of Sirius, Procyon, and Mars is bending in the spring-evening warmth.
Sky at a Glance | April 2nd, 2010
Venus and Mercury are at the height of their twilight pairing in the western sky. For once, Mercury is showing itself really well!
Sky at a Glance | March 26th, 2010
Venus and Mercury begin their lovely early-spring pairing low in the western sunset.
Sky at a Glance | March 19th, 2010
The Moon pairs with the Pleiades and then runs under the arc of Castor, Pollux, and Mars this week. Saturn comes to opposition. And as spring begins, Sirius leaves the meridian behind.
Sky at a Glance | March 12th, 2010
The thin Moon passes Venus low in the west in bright twilight this week. And Mars remains shining near Castor and Pollux high overhead after dark.
Sky at a Glance | March 5th, 2010
This week Mars is as near as it will get to Castor and Pollux, high in the east after dark. Narrow-ringed Saturn rises soon after dark.
Sky at a Glance | February 26th, 2010
Mars is fading and shrinking, but on the other hand it's now very high early in the evening. And narrow-ringed Saturn rises soon after dark.
Sky at a Glance | February 19th, 2010
Mars is high in the evening sky below Pollux and Castor. It's starting to fade and shrink a bit, but it's in best view for your scope earlier in the evening now.
Sky at a Glance | February 12th, 2010
Mars is high in the evening sky, still bright but starting to fade and shrink. Asteroid 4 Vesta is brightest and closest to Earth this week. And Venus and Jupiter have a challenging conjunction just above the west-southwest horizon after sunset.
Sky at a Glance | February 5th, 2010
Mars, just past opposition and still blazing brightly, rises higher in the east each evening. And Saturn is now up in the east by about 10 p.m.
Sky at a Glance | January 29th, 2010
Fiery Mars, at opposition, shines as brightly as icy Sirius. Catch Jupiter departing low in twilight. And Saturn is now up in the east by 10 or 11 p.m.
Sky at a Glance | January 22nd, 2010
This week Mars comes to opposition and passes closest to Earth, shining its brightest in the evening sky. Meanwhile, Jupiter slinks offstage low in the southwest.
Sky at a Glance | January 14th, 2010
Jupiter remains an eye-catcher as twilight fades, but it sinks low and sets early in the evening. Meanwhile Mars climbs high in the eastern sky during evening, shining nearly its brightest of the year.
Sky at a Glance | January 8th, 2010
Jupiter sinks lower at dusk, Mars rises earlier and earlier, Mercury begins to emerge in the dawn, and the Rabbit's Ruby reaches its maximum brightness.
Sky at a Glance | January 1st, 2010
The waning Moon passes Mars and Regulus, Orion climbs higher, and Auriga rules the late-evening zenith. And this week the year's latest sunrises happen for mid-northern latitudes — near Earth's perihelion date, by pure coincidence.
Sky at a Glance | December 18th, 2009
The crescent Moon points to Mercury in the sunset, then goes by Jupiter. And Jupiter has a conjunction of its own with Neptune.
