Sky Tonight—January 18, Moon near Gemini stars Castor and Pollux
Wasat is a rather dim 3rd-magnitude star, yet it is special because it sits almost exactly on the ecliptic
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 30, Sun in Ophiuchus until December 17
The ecliptic – which translates on our sky’s dome as the sun’s annual path in front of the background stars – actually passes through 13 constellations, although this is not…
EarthSky Tonight—October 13, Moon is waxing, but still low in sky
"Why are the evening crescent and the first quarter moon always so low in the autumn evening sky?"
EarthSky Tonight—October 9, Last 2010 evening pairing of moon and Venus
Tonight presents the final pairing of the moon and the planet Venus in the evening sky until the autumn of 2011
EarthSky Tonight-June 26: See Earth’s orbital plane with the mind’s eye
The ecliptic on this sky chart represents the Earth’s orbital plane projected onto the stellar sphere. Tonight’s moon and three key stars – Antares, Zubenelgenubi and Spica – enable you…
Earthsky Tonight — April 23, Waxing gibbous moon near Regulus
Tonight, the waxing gibbous moon shines fairly close to the silvery-blue star Regulus in the constellation Leo.
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.