Category: Astronomy

🌌 Night Sky This Week

Bright full moon with visible craters against a black night sky.

Night sky this week through June 5th, 2026, with spring giving way to summer. You can really notice the change taking place from week to week. The evenings are getting warmer, sunsets are stretching later into the night, and the…

🌌 Night Sky This Week🌠

Spring is starting to give way to summer in the night sky this week through May 22nd, 2026. You can really notice the change taking place from week to week. The evenings are getting warmer, and sunsets are stretching later…

Night Sky this Week Through October 24th

Whether you’re an early riser šŸŒ… or a night owl šŸ¦‰, the night sky this week has plenty of magic in store. From glowing planets to sparkling constellations, there’s always something worth a look. (Coffee optional ā˜•). 🌌 Evening &…

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 ā€œevening starā€ 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 ā€œseasonā€ of 3 full moon supermoons on March 9, April 8 and May 7, 2020. Then we’ll have a ā€œseasonā€ 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. Ā  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…