Saturday, March 29, 2025

Today: At 9 o’clock this evening, due south and two-thirds above the southern horizon, a tiny patch of starlight sits between the stars called the Twins of Gemini toward the south-southwest, and the bluish-white star marking the heart of Leo the Lion, Regulus....

Friday, March 28, 2025

Today: Tomorrow, the Moon partially eclipses the sun, starting here in New England as the Sun is rising, wrapping northeast through Greenland, and continuing across western and northern Europe. Here, the sun rises already eclipsed, the Moon covering a bit more than 50...

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Today: As the star Arcturus climbs to one third of the way above the eastern horizon at 10:30 PM this evening, look for another brilliant star to return to the skies, the bluish-white Vega, just rising in the north-northeast. Vega appears on any clear night of the...

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Today: Tomorrow’s morning twilight hosts this month’s second conjunction between the Moon and Venus. Along an unobstructed eastern horizon, Venus will shine almost due east from 6:05 to 6:10, while the the slim crescent moon appears well to its right in the...

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Today: Orion is now slipping slowly into the southwest, found about one third of the way up from the horizon around 8:30 PM EST this evening. The bright star below his three belt stars, Rigel, remains distinct. A stellar powerhouse, Rigel generates 120,000 times more...

Monday, March 24, 2025

Today: Following the line of Orion’s Belt stars to the right, the red star Aldebaran should easily catch your attention.  Look more carefully at this region, and you will see a “V” shaped pattern of stars making the Bull’s face.  This faint group is called the Hyades,...