Friday, February 27, 2026

Today: The waxing gibbous Moon, two days shy of full, will be due east at 5:15, just prior to sunset. As night falls, the Moon will become clustered with a handful of other bright objects. Jupiter, still nestled between the Geminin Twins, will appear above the Moon...

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Today: Brilliant moonlight will hamper stargazers this evening, but the trio of bright stars marking Orion’s Belt should be easy to spot, due south in the evenings near 7:00 PM. The star on the left, Alnitak, is actually a triplet of stars, the two primary stars...

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Today: With a view to the south at 8:20 PM, you can see the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog, facing upward toward Orion. Above Orion will appear the Waxing Gibbous Moon, the home plate within cosmic basball diamand, with Jupiter at first base, Betelgeuse at...

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Today: Orion boasts a fine collection of bright stars, including the bluish-white beacon to the lower right of his three belt stars. Rigel, meaning “left foot”, is classified as a blue supergiant, estimated to be 862 light years, and emitting approximately 200...

Monday, February 23, 2026

Today: By 7:00 PM, the Moon appears high in the southwest. The Moon is surrounded by three constellations, Aries to its right, Perseus above, and Taurus to the Moon’s left. In the direction of Taurus, to the immediate left of the Moon, is the star cluster called the...

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Today: High in the southeastern sky by 6:30 PM, you can view the First Quarter Moon. Along the Ecliptic and well to the Moon’s left is the brilliant Jupiter. Well to Moon’s right, barely above the western horizon, comes fleeting view of Mercury, which will...