Advertisements Atmospheric lighting effects abound during cold weather as the sun shines through ice crystals. This evening two sun dogs and a sun pillar can
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Two U.S. Time Zones is a Dumb Idea
Advertisements In CNN’s online publication this evening, the publication is calling two time zones a good idea. Based on Allison Schrager’s concept of merging the
Read moreJupiter and the Moon Tonight, December 18, 2013
Advertisements That bright “star” near the moon tonight (December 18) is Jupiter. The pair appear in the west before sunrise tomorrow (December 19). Read more
Read moreVenus this Evening, December 17, 2013
Advertisements Brilliant Venus gleams in the southwestern sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Just 25
Read moreVenus This Evening, December 11, 2013
Advertisements Brilliant Venus sparkles in the southwestern sky on a clear and frosty evening in the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.)
Read moreJupiter, Mars, and Saturn This Morning, December 7, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter shines from the western sky at 5:30 a.m. CST as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.)
Read moreJupiter Tonight, December 6, 2013
Advertisements Jupiter is high in the eastern sky tonight at 11 p.m. CST as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it
Read moreVenus and the Moon This Evening, December 6, 2013
Advertisements Brilliant Venus sparkles during twilight this evening in the west-southwest with the crescent moon nearby as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image
Read moreVenus This Evening, December 1, 2013
Advertisements Brilliant Venus gleams from the southwestern sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area (Click the image to see it larger.) This week
Read moreVenus as a Morning Star, 2014
Advertisements This appearance of Venus concluded October 15, 2014, when it passed superior conjunction and moved into the evening sky. Venus makes an appearance in
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