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The Sky Today on Thursday, July 9: Venus stands above Regulus
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. July 8: Asteroid Melpomene at opposition Venus passes 1.1° north of Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion, at 10 A.M. EDT. The pair is visible after sunset this evening, when they are still close as they slowly set in the Continue reading "The Sky Today on Thursday, July 9: Ven
The Sky Today on Tuesday, July 7: The Moon, Saturn, and Neptune
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. July 6: Catch the sparkling Coma Star Cluster Last Quarter Moon occurs at 3:29 P.M. EDT. The Moon then passes 7° north of Saturn at 6 P.M. EDT. You can catch this pairing before then, visible in the early-morning sky. An hour Continue reading "The Sky Today on Tuesday, July 7: The Mo
The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 8: Asteroid Melpomene at opposition
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. July 7: The Moon, Saturn, and Neptune Asteroid 18 Melpomene reaches opposition at 4 P.M. EDT. Now visible all night long, the 9th-magnitude main-belt world is located in southeastern Aquila, near the Eagle’s border with Scutum. To track the asteroid for yourself, Continue reading "Th
What’s that in the sky?
One night, out at the Miami Valley Astronomical Society’s observatory near Dayton, Ohio, I saw a bright light hovering in the sky to the southeast. It appeared stationary, just hanging there. Watching closely, I saw it drift to the side … and then came the sound of jet engines as it flew overhead, nothing more Continue reading "What’s that in the sky?" The p