Every single planet in our solar system is visible, but you may have to dig for some of them. Venus, Mercury and Saturn are seen in the evening; Mars, Jupiter, Uranus an...
This is the time of year when you can't get started with any serious stargazing until 10 p.m. Despite the late start, you'll be rewarded with some pretty good stuff as w...
Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.
First off, stars are anything but little. Those little lights adorning the night are all big balls of gas, some ...
Now they grace western sky together
It's absolutely wonderful to have spring coming on. I have to say, though, that one of the things I'll miss about winter is gazing sky...
So we've arrived at April. Allegedly, Pennsylvania nights are growing warmer and you can take off at least some of your layers while stargazing, but there is a trade off...
Gemini is one of the brightest of the 66 constellations that we see through the course of the year around here, and it's easy to find in my favorite part of the sky, Ori...
Group has cloudy look
With spring beginning astronomically on March 20 at 8:08 p.m., it's only appropriate that signs of spring are appearing in the sky.
It's not exactl...
Star nurseries easy to see
I have an assignment for you.
Since the moon will be out of the evening skies for the next week or so, I want you to take advantage of the dark...
March is the last full month to enjoy the full complement of winter constellations, well at least the best ones.
Orion the Hunter is still the main attraction in the ev...
Look up in the high western sky early in the evening. Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's the constellation Perseus the Hero! Perseus is not in what many would consider the ...
