The Night Sky This Week November 7 2022
Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his top stargazing events of the week
Friday Find November 4 2022
Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his top space news of the week. This episode we talk about the discovery of the closest black hole to Earth, Mars Insight Lander close to death, new launch date for Artemis I, Blood Moon eclipse coming, Taurid Fireballs and Moon encounters Jupiter. Phew….that’s […]
Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse Viewer’s Guide
Skywatchers in the right location on Earth will get a front row seat to watch the full moon get painted red in the last total lunar eclipse until 2025. The perfect alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon creates one of nature’s most eye-catching phenomena that allows all of Earth’s sunrises and sunsets to be […]
The Night Sky This Week October 24 2022
Join National Geographic’s Andrew Fazekas for his top stargazing picks of the week.
The Night Sky This Week October 17 2022
Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his top stargazing picks for this week
Night Sky This Week October 10, 2022
Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his top stargazing picks for this week
Look for the Hunter’s Moon Tonight
As the Sun sets this Sunday, October 9, look towards the east for the beautiful full moon to rise in the constellation Pisces, the fishes. The most popular nickname for full moon’s in October is Hunter’s Moon – in recognition to the traditional start of hunting season in preparation for the long cold winter. Other […]
Jupiter Joins Moon in Close Encounter
On October 8, Saturday night look for an eye-catching close encounter in the sky between the near full moon and brilliant Jupiter. The two will be dominating the southeastern sky as the pair rises soon after darkness falls in the constellation Pisces the fishes. Don’t forget to turn your binoculars on the gas giant to […]
Neptune Near the Moon
Friday night sees the Moon glide close to Neptune – acting as a great guidepost in finding this super-faint planet. The ice giant will appear about 6 degrees away from the Moon in the southeast sky. Neptune shines at magnitude 7.8 making it a telescope target. Through the eyepiece it looks like a tiny, faint, […]