Sun, Moon, Jupiter, & Venus Charting Their Happiest Course
The Sun arrives at its Equinox moment Monday, March 20 at 5:24 pm in the eastern time zone, entering the […]
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The First Heaven Fully Illuminated
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the Moon will be full, for the last time this season. If we were to […]
Comet Hunting? Beware the Dragon
The best way to find your way through the night sky is to start with what you know, and for […]
The 12 Days of Christmas and Mercury
The seasonal carol “The 12 Days of Christmas” marks the 12 days from Christmas Day December 25th to Epiphany on […]
Kepler and the Meteors of the Lion
At waning crescent phase, the Moon is a beautiful silver chalice, gathering up the last remaining mysteries of the night […]
Be Still in Haste
The planet Saturn has resumed direct motion after five months of journeying retrograde, or westward against the background of stars, […]
When Venus Slips Behind the Scenes
The planet Venus is one of the brightest objects in the sky, but right now Venus is on a journey […]
Speaking with the Stars
Now it’s October, and there’s a dynamic cosmic positioning happening all month. Mercury just resumed direct motion, and soon Saturn […]
Michaelmas and the Moon
The Moon was New on Sunday, first New Moon of the new season, and by Thursday, it will have “shed […]
Astronomical Agility at Equinox
Mercury is not visible to us at inferior conjunction with the Sun, but will soon emerge in the morning sky. […]