View Polaris, Big Dipper
These are the best of times and also the worst of times for stargazing, at least in this stargazer's opinion.
It's not a time for hothouse flower...
But planets fun to look at
This time of year it's always fun to look for a morning "Christmas star" in the east just before sunrise.
The trouble is that this time of year...
Taurus is myth of deception
During this most wonderful time of the year, I would love to be able to have you look for a constellation that has something to do with Christ...
5 visible with the naked eye
It's not too often in a given year that we can see five of our fellow planets in our solar system in one night. But this week Mercury, Venus,...
Venus draws near to Earth
I love December stargazing. We max out on nighttime this month with more than 13 hours of totally dark skies, and these dark skies become occupi...
Constellations, seasons change
Believe it or not, we still have some summer constellations in the evening sky.
The same constellations that soared nearly overhead in the ...
Stargazers watch close encounter
"Moonlight feels right …" Remember those opening lyrics to that classic '70s tune with the same name by the group Starbuck? I love that o...
Planet won't be closer until 2018
Stargazers love it when we set the clocks back an hour. Besides getting an extra hour of sleep, it also gets darker an hour earlier.
Cur...
There is a great pumpkin rising in the eastern sky. Well, at least that's what Mars looks like right now. The red planet is the brightest star-like object in the evening...
Mars creeps close to Earth
In late October, low in the northwestern sky, you can make out a constellation called Bootes, the hunting farmer. Bootes looks more like a gian...
