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First Quarter Moon
November 20, 2020
This weekend, if we're lucky to get clear enough skies, check out one of the best moon phases for lunar observation.
Hyades
November 13, 2020
This weekend's target is a classic cold weather cluster right next door to its famous half-sisters.
Pleiades
November 6, 2020
This weekend, look for a classic target known and celebrated since time immemorial.
Halloween Full Moon
October 30, 2020
This weekend, two rare lunar treats. And the trick is, they always happen at the same time.
Globular Cluster M22
October 16, 2020
While the moon is pretty to look at and easy to find, its light outshines a lot of deep sky objects. Galaxies, star clusters, nebulae. So moonless nights are what amateur astronomers live for.
Planet Parade
October 9, 2020
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, AND Neptune will all be in the evening sky this weekend. And so will Pluto, if you still consider it to be a planet, but most amateur telescopes won't have a chance of spotting it.
Mars and The Moon
October 2, 2020
On Friday night October 2nd, Mars hangs out with the nearly full Moon.
Gibbous Moon and Planets
September 25, 2020
This weekend, the gibbous moon steals the show, but there's plenty more to see nearby.
Double Cluster
September 18, 2020
Tonight, and EVERY night, you can see not one, but TWO star clusters... right next to each other.
Alpha Persei Cluster
September 11, 2020
The Alpha Persei (PER-see-EYE) Cluster is an open cluster of hot, bluish-white B-type stars. These kinds of stars are so energetic, they don't live long. So most of the B-type stars we can see in the night sky are, on the cosmic scale, practically newborns.
Owl Cluster
September 4, 2020
Hiding in the constellation Cassiopeia is a star cluster that goes by many names. Its most official name is NGC 457 for its place in Danish astronomer John Lewis Emil Dreyer's New General Catalogue.
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