Monday, October 02, 2023

Today: Autumn has not discouraged the Summer Triangle, just given us a different view. Seen crossing overhead near midnight in the summer, it now appears overhead in the evening. Look for the faintest of the three stars, Deneb, close to the zenith this evening, while...

Sunday, October 01, 2023

Today: October opens with a waning Gibbous Moon climbing into the east-northeast, followed quickly by the giant planet Jupiter at 8 o’clock. They’ll climb to due east, more than one quarter of the way up at 10 o’clock. The Moon’s orbit brings...

Sunday, October 01, 2023

Today: October opens with a waning Gibbous Moon climbing into the east-northeast, followed quickly by the giant planet Jupiter at 8 o’clock. They’ll climb to due east, more than one quarter of the way up at 10 o’clock. The Moon’s orbit brings...

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Today: Just as the last of the twilight fades by 7:15 this evening, you’ll find the nearly Full Moon again rising, to spend the night crossing the heavens. About an hour later, well to the lower left of the Moon, a marked bright object rises, much brighter than...

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Today: Just as the last of the twilight fades by 7:15 this evening, you’ll find the nearly Full Moon again rising, to spend the night crossing the heavens. About an hour later, well to the lower left of the Moon, a marked bright object rises, much brighter than...

Friday, September 29, 2023

Today: The Moon is Full each month as it reaches a position exactly opposite the Sun, so tonight’s Full “Harvest” Moon rises as the Sun sets, and then sets as the Sun rises tomorrow morning. This timing can vary due to the Moon’s tilted orbit,...