The March 2019 Night Sky
Welcome to the March night sky. This is the month of the spring equinox, when the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north. Currently at this time of the year,
The February 2019 Night Sky
Welcome to the February night sky. The cold clear nights of winter are ideal to see the grand constellation of Orion and the Milky Way. On dark moonless nights, the
The January 2019 Night Sky
Welcome to the January night sky. On the first month of the New Year we can see the Quadrantids meteor shower during the nights of the 3rd and 4th. This
The December 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the December night sky. This month we have no bright planets easily visible in the early evening sky, but that is made up for by the opportunity to
The November 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the November night sky. The gas giant planet Jupiter is now lost below the western horizon at sunset. The ringed planet Saturn is also getting low in the
The October 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the October night sky. This month shows that the long hot days of summer are over, and the cool nights of autumn are here. The gas giant planet
The September 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the September night sky. This is the month of the Autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere, when the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south. It will mean
The August 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the August night sky. This month is great for seeing planets in the early evening. Over in the west, the planet Venus is still visible high and bright
The July 2018 Night Sky
Welcome to the July night-sky. The gas giant planet Jupiter is still well visible high in the southwest in the late evenings. It can be seen shining with bright steady
The June night sky
Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer solstice when the Sun is as far north in the sky as it can ever get and,