Highlights of the Night Sky – August 2013

Highlights of the Night Sky – August 2013

What to look for in the night sky during August 2013?! Your guide to constellations, deep-sky objects, planets and events.

Evening Planets

In the evening twilight, brilliant Venus makes a dazzling appearance over the western horizon. Catch it quickly before

What’s Up January 2013: Encounters of the planetary kind

What’s Up January 2013: Encounters of the planetary kind

Watch Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mars as they make appearances next to the moon this month, making them easy and fun to spot in the sky in January 2013. Jane Houston Jones from JPL provides a video preview of the January events. Eyes on the Solar

Night sky guide for January 2012

Night sky guide for January 2012

January brings us striking views of the night skies! You’ll be able to see well known constellations during the long hours of darkness in the Northern hemisphere, with crisp cold skies. This is an ideal time to get out and look at the wonders of the night sky as t