EarthSky Tonight—Nov 26, Can you see the different colors of the stars?
The stars are like wildflowers, in that each star radiates with a different color of the rainbow. Have you ever noticed star colors?
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 4, Modest meteor shower tonight. Moon and Venus before dawn tomorrow.
The South Taurids are expected to be at their best after midnight tonight, but you can start watching at mid-evening. And the other Taurid shower – the North Taurids –…
EarthSky Tonight—October 25, Moon between Pleiades and star Aldebaran
The farther east you live of North America, the closer the moon will appear to the Pleaides in tonight’s evening sky.
EarthSky Tonight—October 24, Moon can guide you to Pleiades star cluster
The Pleaides cluster returns to the same place in the sky about 4 minutes earlier every night, but the moon rises an average 50 minutes later each evening. Several days…
Earthsky Tonight—May 24: Bright star near moon is Spica
The waxing gibbous moon glides past the star Spica in the constellation Virgo this evening. It passes relatively close to Spica for a day or two each month that Spica…
Earthsky Tonight —May 3, Can you see Aldebaran near Venus?
Don't tarry when looking for Venus, for this blazing beauty follows the sun beneath the horizon roughly two hours after sunset.
Earthsky Tonight — April 16, Moon between Venus and Pleiades
The slender waxing crescent moon sits between the blazing planet Venus and the Pleiades star cluster.
Earthsky Tonight — March, 26, 2010: Moon swings close to Regulus
Can you find the star that is shining close to the big and bright waxing gibbous moon tonight? That is Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion.
Earthsky Tonight — On eve of equinox, moon between Pleiades and Ram’s Head
Just after sunset tonight you will spot the crescent moon above the western horizon. The moon floats between the faint head stars of the constellation Aries and the mythic sisters…