Top 15 guide books for astronomy beginners
Credit: Raymond Shubinski The article recounts the author’s personal journey into astronomy, highlighting several influential beginner astronomy guidebooks…
The Sky Today on Friday, September 5: Discover distant Uranus
Back to Article List Uranus is in Taurus, floating near the Pleiades star cluster and easy to locate…
The Sky Today on Thursday, September 4: Titan transits Saturn
Back to Article List Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, transits with its shadow early this morning, passing over the…
The Great Square of Pegasus
Back to Article List This famous four-star asterism marks the body of Pegasus the Winged horse and can…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, September 2: Mercury meets Regulus
Back to Article List The bright planet Mercury passes the star Regulus in Leo just before sunrise —…
Venus hangs with the Beehive
Back to Article List The bright morning star Venus sits near the Beehive Cluster in Cancer this morning,…
The Sky This Week from Aug. 20 to Sept. 5: Saturn’s time to shine
On August 29th, the waxing crescent Moon is positioned in Libra, approaching Scorpius; observations of the globular cluster…
The Sky Today on Sunday, August 24: Virgo’s double star, Porrima
Back to Article List Ruddy planet Mars is just under 3° south of the twin suns that make…
The Sky Today on Saturday, August 23: The Black Moon
Back to Article List Today’s New Moon is also called a Black Moon, as it is the third…
Open cluster NGC 6910 shines near Gamma Cygni
Back to Article List NGC 6910 is a bright open cluster in Cygnus the Swan, visible overnight as…
The Moon reaches Last Quarter
Back to Article List The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades…