April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

According to Culbertson, Venus will be the higher of the two “eyes” while Saturn will be the lower, and the thin, crescent ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Head’s up, skywatchers, as April closes out, the night sky will include a crescent moon ... a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

The lower this value is, the brighter an associated object is in the night sky. Under good night sky viewing conditions the human eye is capable of picking out objects with a magnitude of around ...