Earthsky Tonight—May, 17, Moon near Venus, Castor and Pollux
This evening after dark look in the west to find a lovely waxing crescent moon in front of the constellation Gemini, also known as the Twins.
Earthsky Tonight—May 12, 2010 The constellation Hercules and The Keystone
Hercules the Hero is not the easiest constellation to identify. You will need a dark sky to see this mighty star figure.
Earthsky Tonight—May 10, Coming to know Corvus the Crow
Corvus is small and compact, and so it is an easy constellation to pick out in the sky. In Greek mythology, Corvus was seen as the cupbearer to Apollo, god…
Earthsky Tonight—May 9, By morning, moon moving away from Jupiter
Jupiter wins acclaim for being the largest and most massive planet in our solar system, and it is very bright in our sky, always. This planet beams as the brightest…
Earthsky Tonight—May 8: Jupiter and moon close together before dawn
Jupiter has more known moons than any other solar system planet. At the last count, there are 63 moons,
Earthsky Tonight—May 7, See the legendary green flash
You can see green flashes with the eye, sometimes, if you are looking toward a very clear horizon.
Earthsky Tonight—May 06, Milky Way encircles the horizon on May evenings
The disk of our Milky Way is shaped like a pancake. On May evenings, the plane of the pancake-shaped galactic disk coincides with the plane of the horizon
Earthsky Tonight—Moon, Jupiter, Eta Aquarid meteors before dawn
In a dark sky, the Eta Aquarids can produce up to 20 to 40 meteors per hour. But 2010 is not a particularly favorable year
Earthsky Tonight — May 4, Moon drowns Eta Aquarid meteors before dawn
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is now taking stage in the dark hours before dawn. It has expected to peak in the predawn sky on Thursday morning – May 6,…
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.