Skywatching
Comet V2 Johnson Takes Center Stage
Had your fill of binocular comets? Turns out, 2017 may have saved the best for last. The past few months…
See Comet C/2015 ER61 PanSTARRS at its Best
Have you been following the Springtime parade of bright comets? Thus far, the Oort cloud has offered up several fine…
Comet Halley Plays Bit Part In Weekend Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
Enjoy the wonder of seeing bits of Halley's Comet rain down as the Eta Aquariid meteors Saturday morning.
Meet Steve, A Most Peculiar Aurora
A Canadian photographer captures a hot river of glowing gas so peculiar that no one knew at first what it…
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…
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…