On Friday, the moon and two planets will line up to create a ‘smiley face’ in the night sky.  Venus and Saturn are set to be a part of a triple conjunction with the crescent moon to create a smirk in a tiny window of time from around 5:30 am to sunrise around an hour later. What is a Triple ...

April showers bring May flowers, meteor shows and a view of Mercury. Three astronomical events are set to be viewable In the night skies this month.  The night sky gets crowded in the first few days of May as the Eta Aquids meteor shower reaches its peak.  Meteor showers originate from comets that pass through the solar system. Over time, ...

Mars and Jupiter are set to be visible in the pre-dawn sky this weekend in an event known to astronomers as a conjunction, where the two planets appear close together.  During this Memorial Day weekend, sky gazers can catch a glimpse of the two planets as they appear 20 degrees above the horizon in the eastern-southeastern sky against the constellation ...

Having a backyard observatory is the ultimate dream for most amateur astronomers. If you often find yourself staring at the night sky, trying to make sense of the sparkling dots and lines up there, then perhaps it’s time for you to set up your own observatory. That way, when the weather syncs with your free time, you can easily spend ...