On Friday (Nov. 15) the moon will be full and is called the Beaver Moon in the night sky this week. The moon is opposite of the sun, as the sun sets the moon rises. It is also another supermoon…
Night Sky this Week
Category: Astronomy
Night Sky this Week
Keep an eye out for Venus, which is shining brightly on the southwestern horizon around 60 minutes after sunset. Venus is now hovering close to the horizon in the night sky this week. As we go through fall, the planet…
Night Sky this Week
On Thursday in the night sky this week, the moon is full and is called the Flower Moon. It also is very close to Antares the red giant star (the heart of the scorpion). People in the southeastern part of…
Night Sky this Week
Venus cannot be missed in the western sky and get brighter as the “evening star” is the brightest object in the night sky beside the moon in the night sky this week. Venus sets around 12:07 AM. It is as…
Night Sky Tonight
Jupiter resides in Capricornus this month in the night sky tonight. With a telescope, you can see the giant red spot. Saturn is found in the sky all night in the constellation of Capricornus east of Jupiter. A great site…
Night Sky Tonight
Venus can be found in the early morning sky climbing higher as the days go on. The planet is now in the constellation of Taurus the Bull near the star cluster: Hyades in the night sky tonight. Jupiter rises around…
Supermoons
We are going to enjoy a “season” of 3 full moon supermoons on March 9, April 8 and May 7, 2020. Then we’ll have a “season” of 3 new moon supermoons on September 17, October 16 and November 15, 2020.…
Venus
Venus Sometimes called our sister planet, despite similar properties, this “sibling” is nothing like Earth. This computer-simulated Venus globe contains data from several spacecraft: Magellan; Venera 13, 14, 15, and 16; and the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. Additional Earth-based data…