In honor and celebration of the last human spaceflight to the moon. Humans last walked on the moon 40 years ago today, December 14, 1972, a time when all the curves lined up.
Astronomy
Mars and Jupiter Tonight, December 13, 2012
Mars shines from evening twilight as seen this evening from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) The Red Planet is difficult to see as it fades into bright twilight during the next four months. After Mars… Read More ›
Venus, Mercury and Saturn This Morning, December 13, 2012
Through a thin veil of clouds the Morning Planets shine in the southeastern sky during early morning twilight as seen from the Chicago area this morning. Brilliant Venus outshines all other celestial objects and is easily located. (Click the image… Read More ›
Jupiter Tonight, December 12, 2012
After another day of sunny weather, the clear sky prevailed into the early evening today. The 30- second image above shows Jupiter high in the eastern sky among the stars of Taurus as seen from the Chicago area. Aldebaran, the… Read More ›
Venus, Saturn and Mercury This Morning, December 12, 2012
Brilliant Venus, Saturn and Mercury shine in a clear sky this morning in this image made at 6:10 a.m. CST from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Venus is the brightest starlike object in the sky… Read More ›
Jupiter, Taurus, and Orion Tonight, December 11, 2012
After this morning’s grouping of planets and the moon, clear skies prevailed throughout the day and into the evening. The 30-second image above was made at 8:30 p.m. CST from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.)… Read More ›
Venus, Moon, Saturn, and Mercury This Morning, December 11, 2012
Under a clear sky, Venus and the moon appear about 2 degrees apart as shown in the image above made at 5:50 a.m. from the Chicago area. (To see all the images in this article larger, click them.) As the… Read More ›
Venus, Mercury and Saturn This Morning, December 5, 2012
Under a clear sky, Venus, Mercury, and Saturn shine from the southeastern sky this morning as seen in this 15-second exposure image made at 6:05 a.m. CST from the Chicago Area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Brilliant Venus… Read More ›
Jupiter, Taurus, and Orion Tonight, December 4, 2012
Just one day after opposition, Jupiter climbs higher into a clear eastern sky in this 30-second image as seen from the Chicago area. Jupiter is in front of the stars of Taurus the bull, marked by its bright star Aldebaran…. Read More ›
Why Can’t I See Mercury at Midnight, December 4, 2012?
This image captured during twilight on December 1, has three planets and a bright star visible in it. When visible, Mercury appears during morning twilight or evening twilight Click the image to see it larger. Mercury never appears in the… Read More ›