On the mornings of September 13, 14 and 15, 2020, look for the waning crescent moon and the dazzling planet Venus in the eastern sky before sunrise. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-venus-adorn-morning-sky…
Tag: Brightest Stars
Moon, Jupiter, Saturn August 27-29
These next several evenings – August 27, 28 and 29, 2020 – watch for the waxing gibbous to flit by the gas giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-jupiter-saturn-august-27-29…
Messier 11 is the Wild Duck Cluster
Messier 11 is a faint cluster of stars in a star-rich region of the night sky, in the direction of the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. Source: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/wild-duck-cluster-deep-sky-gem-by-eagles-tail…
Sagittarius? Here’s your constellation
How to find Sagittarius on August evenings, plus the lore and science of this constellation. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/sagittarius-heres-your-constellation…
Deneb is distant and very luminous
When you gaze at the bright star Deneb, you’re gazing across thousands of light-years of space. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/deneb-among-the-farthest-stars-to-be-seen…
Moon, Jupiter, Saturn July 31 to August 3
As darkness falls on these late July and early August evenings, let the bright moon introduce you to bright Jupiter and golden Saturn. They’ve close are year and are headed for a great conjunction before 2020 ends. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-2-bright-planets-at-nightfall…
Meet the Scorpion’s Stinger stars, Shaula and Lesath
The constellation Scorpius resembles a scorpion, complete with a curved tail. Two stars close together near the end of the Tail – Shaula and Lesath – represent the Scorpion’s Stinger. They’re easy to spot and fun to get to know! Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/scorpion-stinger-stars-also-called-cats-eyes…
Epsilon Lyrae is the famous Double Double star
To the unaided eye, Epsilon Lyrae, in the constellation Lyra, appears as one star. But it’s actually a star system with at least five stars. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/epsilon-lyrae-the-famous-double-double-star…
Venus brightest, near star Aldebaran, around July 10
Even though – as seen from Earth – Venus appears only slightly more than 1/4 illuminated on July 10, 2020, it is nonetheless shining at its brightest in our morning sky! Look east before sunup for Venus. The bright star nearby is Aldebaran. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/venus-morning-milestone-on-july-10…
When is the next Great Comet?
There’s a nice binocular comet – Comet NEOWISE – in the early morning sky now. Some experienced observers are catching it with the eye alone. It’s nice … but not great. When will we see our next Great Comet? Source: https://earthsky.org/space/northern-hemisphere-overdue-for-a-great-comet…