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Go Stargazing! January Edition
The full moon of Jan. 15 partially blocks the sun, causing an eclipse visible in Africa and Asia. Because it is close to apogee, the moon is too small in the sky to ever block the sun completely, and...
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The Shadow Knows
Who knows how much longer the winter will last? The Shadow knows. Okay, so that’s not exactly how those old radio serials used to begin. However, the idea of all-knowing shadows brings to mind a...
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Go Stargazing! February Edition
photo credit: Joshua Bury Jupiter leaves the evening sky this month. You can still see it during the next two weeks if you face southwest at dusk and look for the brightest point of light there....
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Go Stargazing! December Edition
Jupiter is well placed for observing on December evenings. Face east at dusk and look for the brightest thing there—that’ll be Jupiter. Venus has fully emerged from the Sun’s glare. photo credit:...
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Seeing Stars with James Wooten: Four Planets are Visible
Venus is in the southeast at dawn, approaching Saturn. Venus passes Saturn the morning of January 9; the two planets are less than one tenth of one degree apart! They’re easy to tell apart, as Venus...
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