The nights surrounding Aug. 29 are a great time to spot the stars of the famous 'Summer Triangle' asterism, bisected by the glowing band of the Milky Way, with an early-setting crescent moon providing ...

With a new moon just around the corner, we once again have an opportunity to seek out the darkest of skies. The moon returns to its new phase on July 13 and, for a few evenings around this date, we ...

Gaze at the night sky enough, and you’ll begin to find all kinds of geometric patterns among the stars. Points are easy; so are lines connecting two stars. Another easy pattern is a triangle, since ...

Today, our topics are four sights to see. The sights are a marvelous close pairing of bright planet and bright star in the evening sky, a legendary full moon, the possible re-scheduled rocket launch ...

October is a great time to stargaze; the skies are frequently clear, and the temperatures haven’t yet (hopefully) dipped to a frigid range. Plus, you have dark skies for a few hours before bedtime ...

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