Skywatching
Tales (Tails?) Of Three Comets
As the Chinese proverb says, “May you live in interesting times,” and while the promise of Comet ISON dazzling observers…
Guide to Tonight’s Big Harvest Moon
Tonight, September 8, the Harvest Moon rises the color of a fall leaf and spills its light across deserts, forests, oceans and cities.…
Speed Demon Asteroid Sprints Safely Past Earth Today
Earth-approaching asteroid 2014 RC ripped pass Earth today, got its orbit refashioned by our planet's gravity and now bids us adieu. I…
Get Set for the Super (or Do You Say Harvest?) Full Moon 3 of 3 for 2014
Time to dust off those ‘what is a perigee Full Moon’ explainer posts… the supermoon once again cometh this weekend…
Tonight’s Moon-Mars-Saturn Trio Recalls Time of Terror
Check it out. Look southwest at dusk tonight and you'll see three of the solar system's coolest personalities gathering for…
Caterpillar Comet Poses for Pictures En Route to Mars
Now that's pure gorgeous. As Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring sidles towards its October 19th encounter with Mars, it's passing a trio of sumptuous…
Observing Neptune: A Guide to the 2014 Opposition Season
Never seen Neptune? Now is a good time to try, as the outermost ice giant world reaches opposition this weekend…
Astronomy History and Future Come Together at the South Carolina State Museum
Seeking out science and astronomy in South Carolina? You’re in luck, as we’re pleased to report the South Carolina State…
Remembering the “World War I Eclipse”
The paths of total solar eclipses care not for political borders or conflicts, often crossing over war-torn lands. Such was…
Australian Amateur Terry Lovejoy Discovers New Comet
It's confirmed! Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy just discovered his fifth comet, C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy). He found it August 17th using a Celestron…