The April 2019 Night Sky
Welcome to the April night sky. This month is a poor one for seeing the planets, as only one is easily visible in the evening sky – that is a
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 August 2016 night sky
Welcome to the August night sky. This month we get a rare opportunity to spot the elusive planet Mercury low on the western horizon just after sunset from the beginning
The May 2016 Night Sky
Welcome to the May night sky. The big event of this month is the transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun. These transits of Mercury can only happen
The November 2014 Night Sky
Welcome to the November night sky. Now that the clocks have gone back we are again in sync with solar time. This means that the Sun will be due south
The November 2013 Night Sky
Welcome to the November night sky. We only have two bright planets easily visible in the evening night sky. The first is Venus still low on the western horizon as