Ice-covered rocks form planet's rings
Saturn is at its closest point to the Earth for 2006 and now's the time to give your telescope the acid test.
Maybe you're not sure ...
Tues., Wed. best viewing
I know of two sure-fire objects in the night sky that will get anyone turned on to the hobby of stargazing and they're both making an appearance ...
If you found a new telescope under your Christmas tree, congratulations. You’re about to get up close and personal with your universe.
My first word of advice is to be p...
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...
