David Dickinson
By Jove: Jupiter at Opposition 2017
Been missing the evening planets? Currently, Saturn and Venus rule the dawn, and Mars is sinking into the dusk as…
Surprise: Comet E4 Lovejoy Brightens
Had your fill of binocular comets yet? Thus far this year, we've had periodic comets 2P/Encke, 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková and 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák all…
Watch Rotating Horns of Venus at Dawn
An old friend greeted us on our morning run yesterday, as we spied Venus in the dawn, 3 days after…
Catch Comet 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák At Its Best
Miss out on comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková? Is Comet 2P Encke too low in the dawn sky for your current latitude?…
Comet Encke Reemerges in the Dawn Sky
Miss out on Comet 45/P Honda-Mrkos-Padadušáková last month? We'll admit, it was fairly underwhelming in binoculars... but fear not, there's…
Catch ‘The Great American Occultation’ of Aldebaran Saturday Night
Ever watch the Moon cover up a star? There's a great chance to see just such an event this coming…
Join the Eclipse MegaMovie 2017 Chronicling the August Total Solar Eclipse
Ready for the "Great American Eclipse?" We're now less than six months out from the long-anticipated total solar eclipse spanning…
Ring of Fire: Catch the Only Annular Solar Eclipse of 2017 This Sunday
'Tis the season... eclipse season, that is, as an annular solar eclipse marks the end of the first cycle of…
Watch the Moon Make a Pass at Earth’s Shadow, Then Kiss Regulus This Valentine’s Weekend
In the southern hemisphere this weekend in the 'Land of Oz?' Are you missing out on the passage of Comet…
Watch Comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková Fly Past Earth This Week
Hankering for some cometary action? An interplanetary interloper pays us a visit this weekend, sliding swiftly through the pre-dawn northern…