Sky Tonight—March 30, Moon very close to Venus at dawn March 31
The moon and Venus shine by reflecting sunlight, just as Earth does.
Sky Tonight—March 29, Moon and Venus low in east at dawn tomorrow
Venus is the third brightest celestial body to light up the heavens, after the sun and moon,
Sky Tonight—March 27, Use the Big Dipper to locate the Hunting Dogs
ind two Hunting Dogs seen by the ancient stargazers to be nipping at the Bear’s heels.
Sky Tonight—March 24, Predawn moon near the Scorpion’s Stinger
Shaula and Lesath mean raised tail and stinger respectively in Arabic,
Sky Tonight—Tuesday, March 22, Mercury farthest from sunset glare
Today Mercury reaches its greatest elongation east of the sun at 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
Sky Tonight—March 21, As Mercury sets, zodiacal light shines faintly in western sky
Zodiacal light looks like a large but faint milky-colored pyramid of light with its apex reaching perhaps halfway up the sky.
Sky Tonight—March 20, The 2011 March equinox
The equinox represents a point on Earth’s orbit, but it is also an event that happens on the imaginary dome of Earth’s sky.
Sky Tonight—March 19, Closest full moon of 2011 on – high tides – Saturn
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science Visit EarthSky at www.EarthSky.org Today – March 19 – features the closest full moon of 2011. Some are calling it a supermoon.…
Sky Tonight—March 18, Watch for full moon, planet Saturn, high tides this weekend
The full moon of March 19 is the closest full moon of 2011. Astronomers call this a perigee full moon,
Sky Tonight—March 16, Smallest and largest planets in conjunction
The planets Mercury and Jupiter meet up for a conjunction today.