This evening Venus and Jupiter shine brightly through the haze in the western sky. The Pleiades star cluster appears above Venus. Aldebaran, the brightest star
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Venus and Jupiter (and Mars) Tonight, March 14, 2012
Looking west this evening at 7:45 p.m. CDT, Jupiter is slightly lower than Venus compared to last night. The separation will continue for several more
Read moreSky Watching, March 2012
Moon Phases: Full Moon — 3/8 Last Quarter — 3/14 New Moon — 3/22 First Quarter — 3/30 Daylight Saving Time begins for most states
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Orion, winter’s flagship constellation, is in the southern skies during the evening hours of February. The pattern is easily found by locating three stars of
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Taurus the Bull is visible high in southern skies during January January opens with a sky full of stars and planets in the evening sky.
Read moreSkywatching, December 2011
Image Credit The Sun reaches its southern-most point in its yearly travels at 11:30 p.m. CST on December 21, signalling the beginning of winter in
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The immense Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or simply M31, is captured in full in this new image from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey
Read moreMoon and Planets, October 2011
Look for the Big Dipper low in the northwest sky during early evenings in early autumn As the weather changes into the cooler evenings of
Read moreMars Passes the Beehive Star Cluster
The Beehive star cluster frequently hosts visits from passing planets. Image Credit On the mornings of September 30 through October 2, Mars appears to
Read moreSky Watching — September 2011
The bright stars of the Summer Triangle shine from high in the southern skies during the evenings in September. Three bright stars — Vega, Deneb, and
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