Observing
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…
See Mercury At Dusk, New Comet Lovejoy At Dawn
There are so many cool astronomical sights to see in late March including Mercury and a brand new comet!
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…
Ancient Annular: Dating Joshua’s Eclipse
Astronomy turns up in fascinating junctures in history. Besides just the romantic angle, we can actually pin down some contextual…