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The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars ...
August’s full moon, known as the Sturgeon Moon, rises on Saturday night, glowing low in the southeast shortly after sunset.
Don't miss the waxing crescent moon shine alongside Spica and the stars of the constellation Virgo in the hours following ...
Look west at sunset to find the razor-thin crescent moon hanging less than 10 degrees above the horizon. Regulus will appear ...
The crescent moon will be visible 20 degrees above the western horizon at sunset on July 28, with Mars appearing as a bright ...
The Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids are due to peak at the same time and may add up to something magical ...
Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for ...
Beginning around Aug. 12 and continuing through at least Aug. 26, the innermost planet, Mercury, will poke above the east-northeast horizon about 45 to 90 minutes before sunrise and will be evident ...
Aug. 12-13 — Peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Perseids are fragments shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Every August, ...
August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the evening of July 28 and observe a close grouping of the thin crescent Moon and Mars. Be sure to look for these ...
August’s full moon is the Sturgeon Moon, a name taken from the ancient fish that was once plentiful in the lakes and rivers ...