Observing
Mars At Closest Point To Earth in 11 Years May 30, 2016
Mars is reaching its closest point to Earth in 11 years, and will be a delightful to amateur astronomers.
Space Station Back At Dusk / See Orion’s Curlicue and Five Dawn Planets
Here are some cool things to look for in the night sky this coming week including many passes of the…
Gallery: 2015 Perseids Are Putting on a Show
Have you been looking up the past few nights, trying to see the Perseid Meteor Shower? Many of our readers…
If You Can Find Orion, You Can Find Comet Lovejoy
Comet Lovejoy (2014 Q2) is now visible in the night sky, and while you'll need binoculars or a low-power telescope…
Perigee “Super” Moon Images from Around the World
Wow! The astrophotographers out there are getting artsy! Take a look at some of the most artistic images of the…
What Is The Great Attractor?
There's a strange place in the sky where everything is attracted. And unfortunately, it's on the other side of the…
Watch a Bright Star Disappear Behind the Moon Monday Night
Ever dabbled in the occult? You'll have your chance Monday night March 10 when the waxing gibbous moon glides in…
Virtual Star Party – February 9, 2014: Fire is Bad for Seeing!
Host: Scott Lewis Astronomers: Nicole Gugliucci, Chris Kennedy, Tom Nathe, David Dickinson, James McGee (more…)
How to Not Die While Stargazing in the Cold
Bitter cold lies ahead for many skywatchers in the U.S. and Canada in the coming week as the polar vortex…
Dark Sky Regulations Bring Zodiacal Light to Rhode Island Observatory
The result of sunlight reflected off fine particles of dust aligned along the plane of the Solar System, zodiacal light…