EarthSky Tonight—Nov 14, Waxing moon approaching Jupiter
Given clear skies, everyone around the world will see the blazing planet Jupiter reaching its highest point tonight around 8 p.m. local time tonight
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 13, Big Dipper bowl points to bright star Capella
Although the Big Dipper and Capella move throughout the night, the Big Dipper bowl stars always point in the general direction of Capella, the northernmost first-magnitude star in all the…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 12, Big Dipper, aka Sky Bear, comes to Earth on November evenings
Every year, the Big Dipper (Great Bear) descends to its lowest point in the sky on November evenings. In fact, people in the southern part of the United States can’t…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 11, North Taurid meteors during night
You’re likely to see the most North Taurid meteors in the wee hours – just after midnight.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Nov 10, Can we see stars outside our Milky Way galaxy?
The answer is no – unless you count seeing the combined light of many billions of stars.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 9, Use constellation Cassiopeia to find Andromeda galaxy
Remember, on a dark night, this galaxy looks like a faint smudge of light. Once you have found it, try again with binoculars or your telescope.
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 8, Young moon easier to spot after sunset on November 8
In both hemispheres, the moon travels an average 12 degrees eastward of the sun daily.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Nov 7, Can you see the young moon?
Although the sky chart shows the planet Mars and the star Antares flanking the moon, you are not likely to see either in the twilight glare. You will be lucky…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 6, A famous variable star in the constellation Cepheus
The brightness of a Cepheid variable star changes because the star is actually expanding and contracting in size.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Nov 5, Constellation Cassiopeia high in northeast on November evenings
Cassiopeia was a queen in ancient Greek mythology. According to legend, she boasted she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs, called the Nereids.