Observing
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 6-12, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While you start your observing week out by watching the Mars Curiosity Landing, be sure to step…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 30 – August 5, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's big. It's bright. There's no escaping it. This week the Moon will be our major point…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 23-29, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a week filled with alternative astronomical observing studies? If so, you'll enjoy looking…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 16-22, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! My satellite dish and internet connection has now returned from the land of Oz. While it was…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 25 – July 1, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! What a great week to enjoy lunar features! We'll celebrate many famous birthdays - including Charles Messier…
Mysterious Noctilucent Clouds as Seen from the International Space Station
Mysterious “night shining” or noctilucent clouds are beautiful to behold, and this stunning image offers an unusual view of these…
Early “Elemental” Galaxy Found 12.4 Billion Light Years Away
This is definitely a story about a galaxy long ago and far away. An international team of researchers using the…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 18-24, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Let's begin the week with some awesome galactic studies and enjoy a meteor shower during Summer Solstice!…
Astronomers View Asteroid 2012 LZ1’s Bright Flyby
As reported, asteroid 2012 LZ1 came about 5.3 million km (3.3 million miles) from planet Earth on its closest approach…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 11-17, 2012
[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! You can breathe now... the Venus Transit is over and we're back to the mundane astronomical…