Currently, the planet Venus is visible, albeit very low in the west-northwest evening sky right after sundown. Those with obstructions such as trees or buildings toward the west may not be able to ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 30The crescent Moon lies in Cancer this evening, just a few ...

At the very darkest sites on Earth, far removed from humanity’s wasted sky-directed light, that background can be as dim as 22 mag/arcsec 2. I’d love to have a moonless night with my ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights.

It's sturdily built, quick to set up and automatically locates night sky targets and provides crisp ... considerably to the east against the star background. On Monday night (Oct. 7), Venus ...

Of course the sky is dark at night.” But that answer is wrong or ... There are some sources of background light even then—distant stars and galaxies too small and faint to be seen individually ...