Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

A.M. EDT. The planet Mercury is now now becoming visible, low in the evening sky. If you have a clear view southwest, you may ...

The ideal time to watch this celestial alignment is just after sunset and will be more difficult to see while the sun is ...

How, when, and where to look to see Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset this Friday, Nov. 1, with sky charts, ...

A waning Moon brings out deep-sky objects, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS still stuns, and moons of Saturn and Jupiter stand out in ...

Night sky observers always factor in the moon to determine the best time for astronomy viewing, especially for the two meteor ...

Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...

Saturn shines in the south most of the night, Jupiter rises in the early evening, while Mars is visible in the early morning sky.

These streaks are an optical illusion known as Crepuscular rays. They’re typically caused by clouds partially blocking the ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in November 2024: ...

Watch for the brightest planets in the sky throughout the month, as well.

It had rained earlier on that afternoon in late March this year and, about a half-hour before dusk, the sky cleared just above the horizon on Buzzards Bay. On my ...